# 2011 African Nations Championship

The 2011 African Nations Championship was the second edition of the African Nations Championship tournament. Each participating nation was represented mostly by players who play in their respective local divisions. The competition was hosted in Sudan from February 4 to 25, 2011. Tunisia won their first title by defeating Angola in the final 3–0.

## Qualified nations

| Team | Qualification |
| Central Eastern Zone ||
| Sudan | Hosts |
| Northern Zone ||
| Algeria | Winner Play-off |
| Tunisia | Winner Play-off |
| Western Zone A ||
| Mali | Winner 1st Round |
| Senegal | Winner 1st Round |
| Western Zone B ||
| Ivory Coast | Winner Play-off |
| Ghana | Winner Play-off |
| Niger | Winner Play-off |
| Central Zone ||
| Cameroon | Winner 1st Round |
| DR Congo (holders) | Winner 1st Round |
| Gabon | Winner Play-off |
| Central Eastern Zone ||
| Rwanda | Winner 2nd Round |
| Uganda | Winner 2nd Round |
| Southern Zone ||
| Angola | Winner 2nd Round |
| South Africa | Winner 2nd Round |
| Zimbabwe | Winner 2nd Round |

## Venues

| Omdurman | Port Sudan | Khartoum |
| Al Merreikh Stadium | Port Sudan Stadium | Khartoum Stadium |
| 15°23′N 32°17′E﻿ / ﻿15.39°N 32.29°E﻿ / 15.39; 32.29 | 19°22′N 37°08′E﻿ / ﻿19.37°N 37.13°E﻿ / 19.37; 37.13 | 15°23′N 32°19′E﻿ / ﻿15.38°N 32.32°E﻿ / 15.38; 32.32 |
| Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 23,000 |
| Omdurman | OmdurmanKhartoumWad MadaniPort Sudan | Wad Madani |
| AlHilal Stadium | OmdurmanKhartoumWad MadaniPort Sudan | Wad Madani Stadium |
| 15°23′N 32°17′E﻿ / ﻿15.39°N 32.29°E﻿ / 15.39; 32.29 | OmdurmanKhartoumWad MadaniPort Sudan | 14°14′N 33°19′E﻿ / ﻿14.24°N 33.31°E﻿ / 14.24; 33.31 |
| Capacity: 15,000 | OmdurmanKhartoumWad MadaniPort Sudan | Capacity: 15,000 |

## Draw

* The Final draw for the Groups was held on Saturday November 27, 2010 in Khartoum. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Sudan are seeded as hosts and Congo DR as reigning holders. Ghana and Senegal have the two strongest records and so they complete the top seeded for Pot 1. A draw will then be done to determine which of these two countries shall be awarded the letter B1 and which one will have the letter D1 .
The remaining twelve countries was categorized into three hats according to the following criteria in order of priority:
* Results in the 1st Edition CHAN 2009
* Zonal Separation as determined by CAF statutes
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Sudan (Assigned to A1)  DR Congo (Assigned to C1)  Ghana  Senegal | Algeria  Ivory Coast  Tunisia  Zimbabwe | Angola  Cameroon  Gabon South Africa | Mali  Niger  Rwanda  Uganda |

## Group stage
### Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:
* points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
* goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
* number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
* goal difference in all group matches;
* number of goals scored in all group matches;
* Yellow and red cards
* drawing of lots by the organizing committee.
Key to colors in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals
All times are in local, East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sudan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Gabon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Niger | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Mali | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |

## Knockout phase

All times are in local, East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 18 February 2011 – Khartoum | 18 February 2011 – Khartoum | | | |
| South Africa | 0 | | | |
| South Africa | 0 | 22 February 2011 – Khartoum | 22 February 2011 – Khartoum | | |
| Algeria | 2 | 22 February 2011 – Khartoum | 22 February 2011 – Khartoum | |
| Algeria | 2 | Algeria | 1 (3) | |
| 19 February 2011 – Khartoum | 19 February 2011 – Khartoum | | Algeria | 1 (3) | |
| 19 February 2011 – Khartoum | 19 February 2011 – Khartoum | Tunisia (pen.) | 1 (5) | |
| Tunisia | 1 | Tunisia (pen.) | 1 (5) | |
| Tunisia | 1 | | | | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman |
| DR Congo | 0 | | | | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman |
| DR Congo | 0 | | | | Tunisia | 3 |
| 18 February 2011 – Omdurman | 18 February 2011 – Omdurman | | | | | Tunisia | 3 |
| 18 February 2011 – Omdurman | 18 February 2011 – Omdurman | | | | Angola | 0 |
| Sudan (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | Angola | 0 |
| Sudan (pen.) | 1 (4) | 22 February 2011 – Omdurman | 22 February 2011 – Omdurman | | | |
| Niger | 1 (3) | 22 February 2011 – Omdurman | 22 February 2011 – Omdurman | | | |
| Niger | 1 (3) | Sudan | 1 (2) | | | |
| 19 February 2011 – Omdurman | 19 February 2011 – Omdurman | | Sudan | 1 (2) | | | |
| 19 February 2011 – Omdurman | 19 February 2011 – Omdurman | Angola (pen.) | 1 (4) | | Third Place | Third Place |
| Cameroon | 0 (7) | Angola (pen.) | 1 (4) | | Third Place | Third Place |
| Cameroon | 0 (7) | | | | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman |
| Angola (pen.) | 0 (8) | | | | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman | 25 February 2011 – Omdurman |
| Angola (pen.) | 0 (8) | | | | Algeria | 0 |
| | | | | | Sudan | 1 |

### Final

* 2011 African Nations Championship champions
* Tunisia First title

## Scorers
### 3 goals

* El Arbi Hillel Soudani
* Myron Shongwe
* Mudather Karika
* Zouheir Dhaouadi
* Salema Gasdaoui

### 2 goals

* Abdelmoumene Djabou
* Love
* Jerry Nelson Pitty Djoué
* Bheki Leonard Shabangu
* Oussama Darragi

### 1 goal

* Adel Maïza
* Hocine Metref
* Kali
* Osório Carvalho
* Ousmaïla Baba
* Jean Paul Ekane Ngah
* Joseph Julien Momasso
* Arnaud Monkam Guekam
* Geremi Sagong
* Mulota Kabangu
* Dioko Kaluyituka
* Matondo Salakiaku
* Zoumana Koné
* Kesse Jean-Paul Mangoua
* Jean Ulrich Bembangoye
* Johan Diderot Lengoualama
* Coomson Daniel Larbi
* Alou Bagayoko
* Abdelkader Adamou Tiemou
* Tukur Gambo
* Sidibe Issa Modibo
* Jean Baptiste Mugiraneza
* Jacques Tuyisenge
* Mohamed Niang Diop
* Moustapha Kassé
* Nhlakanipho Already Mkhwanazi
* Bakri Al-Madina
* Saif Eldin Ali Idris Farah
* Khaled Korbi
* Youssef Msakni
* Mejdi Traoui
* Juma Sadam Ibrahim
* Archford Gutu
* Norman Maroto