2011 African Nations Championship final

Football match

2011 African Nations Championship finalEvent| 2011 African Nations Championship

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| Tunisia | Angola

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3 | 0
Date| 25 February 2011
Venue| Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee| Daniel Bennett
Attendance| \+ 43,000

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The 2011 African Nations Championship final was a football match to determine the champions of the CHAN 2011 tournament and took place on 25 February 2011 the match was contested by Tunisia and Angola. Tunisia defeated Angola by 3–0, Tunisia winning their first title.[1][2] Before this match the two teams met in the group stages and it finished 1–1.[3]

## Background

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Angola defeated hosts and Sudan on penalties after a stormy 1–1 draw and secured a place in the final against Tunisia. Tunisia also needed a shootout after a 1–1 deadlock following extra time before eliminating neighbours Algeria and reaching final. Angola won 4–2 on penalties and Tunisia 5–3 to set up a repeat of a Group D clash in Port Sudan which was drawn when the southern Africa nation scored deep in stoppage time.[3][4]

## Route to the final

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Further information: 2011 African Nations Championship

Tunisia  | Round  | Angola

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Opponents  | Result  | Group stage | Opponents  | Result
Angola | 1–1  | Match 1  |  Tunisia | 1–1
Rwanda | 3–1  | Match 2  |  Senegal | 0–0
Senegal | 0–2  | Match 3  |  Rwanda | 1–2
Group D winner

| Pos | Team  | Pld | Pts

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1  |  Tunisia | 3  | 7
2  |  Angola | 3  | 5
3  |  Senegal | 3  | 4
4  |  Rwanda | 3  | 0

Source: CAF

Final standings  | Group D Runner-up

| Pos | Team  | Pld | Pts

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1  |  Tunisia | 3  | 7
2  |  Angola | 3  | 5
3  |  Senegal | 3  | 4
4  |  Rwanda | 3  | 0

Source: CAF

Opponents  | Result  | Knockout stage | Opponents  | Result
DR Congo | 1–0  | Quarter-finals  |  Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)
Algeria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Semi-finals  |  Sudan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)

## Match Details

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### Summary

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Angola started off well piling feverish pressure on the Eagles of Carthage through the right flank but lacked a lot of polish with their finishing. Both teams raised the adrenalin levels of their fans with Tunisia coming close to scoring in the 13th minutes but the Palancas Negras man between the woodworks Lamá made a point blank save. Three minutes after, Zouheir Dhaouadi came close to scoring but the Angolan goalkeeper anticipated well to block it from his post.

Mejdi Traoui's powerful drive in the 20th minutes was punched aside by Lama who was well positioned to deny the Eagles their first goal.[5] Adel Chedli sent the Carthage fans on their foot at the Al-Merrikh Stadium in the 37th minutes but he missed the post by an inch. Their one-two-one-two upfront kept mesmerizing the Angolan guardsmen but their finishing were poorly executed.

The dingdong battle continued into the interval. The north Africans returned from the interval much determined. They set the stadium alive two minutes into the second half when Traoui Mejdi Traoui in the ball from waist level with a perfect right foot from Dhaouadi's cross from the left flank.

Tunisia's onslaughts began paying off from the 74th minute when Zouhaier doubled their lead with a fine left foot roll of the ball that went past Lamá straight into the woodwork. As the game wears on substitute Oussama Darragi put the final nail on the coffin in the 80th minutes to gift the north Africans the ultimate.[6]

### Details

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25 February 2011

20:30

Tunisia | 3–0|  Angola

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Traoui 47'
Dhaouadi 74'
Darragi 80' | Report |

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Attendance: 40 000

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Tunisia

Angola

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| Tunisia:

GK | 16 | Aymen Mathlouthi
DF | 2 | Khaled Souissi
DF | 3 | Walid Hichri
DF | 5 | Aymen Abdennour
DF | 6 | Fateh Gharbi |  60'
MF | 7 | Youssef Msakni |  |  85'
MF | 8 | Khaled Korbi |  45'
MF | 12 | Adel Chedli |  31' |  77'
MF | 14 | Mejdi Traoui
FW | 11 | Salema Kasdaoui
FW | 15 | Zouheir Dhaouadi |  36' |  89'
Substitutes:
MF | 10 | Oussama Darragi |  |  77'
MF | 13 | Wissem Ben Yahia |  |  85'
FW | 9 | Lamjed Chehoudi |  |  89'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi
|  | Angola:

GK | 1 | Lamá
DF | 3 | Osório Carvalho
DF | 5 | Kali
DF | 14 | Amaro
DF | 19 | Fabrício Mafuta
MF | 8 | Chara
MF | 13 | Hugo |  |  57'
MF | 15 | Miguel Quiame |  |  76'
MF | 20 | Nary |  |  83'
FW | 10 | Santana Carlos
FW | 23 | João Martins
Substitutes:
MF | 7 | Job |  |  83'
FW | 17 | Zé Kalanga |  |  57'
FW | 18 | Love |  |  76'
Manager:
Lito Vidigal

Assistant referees:
Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Ragab (Libya)

## References

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1. ^ Tunisian trio revel in CHAN glory FIFA.com
2. ^ Fixtures for the 2011 African Nations Championship finals in Sudan, between 04–25 February. BBC Sports
3. ^ a b Angola, Tunisia reach Chan final www.newsday.co.zw
4. ^ Angola face Tunisia for title herald.co.zw
5. ^ Sudan/Tunisia: Tunisia Wins Cup of the African Nations Championship allafrica.com
6. ^ Tunisia beat Angola in CHAN Final english.ahram.org.eg

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