2011 Nile Basin Tournament
The 2011 Nile Basin Tournament was an association football tournament organized by the Egyptian Football Association. The tournament was contested in January 2011. All fixtures are listed on FIFA.com with a 'Friendly' weight status which means that results will affect the participating nations' FIFA World Rankings. Participants * (host) * * * * * * * * (withdrew) * Sudan requested not to be drawn with Uganda as they have been drawn against each other in the 2011 African Championship of Nations tournament. Matches Teams finishing in 1st and 2nd position will qualify for semi-final stage whilst team that finishes in 3rd position will qualify for 5th place play-off. Group stage Tie-breaking criteria If 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohamed Aboutrika
Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika (Arabic: محمد محمد محمد أبوتريكة (repeated three times); born 7 November 1978) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a forward. He came second in the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008 after Emmanuel Adebayor, and was one of five nominees for the 2006 award, and one of the ten nominated for the 2013 award. Aboutrika won the African Cup of Nations in 2006 with the Egyptian national team. He also scored the winning goal to help Egypt win the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He helped his club Al Ahly to win the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006. Off the pitch, he has been noted for both various humanitarian efforts as well as controversies. This includes Aboutrika being added to a terror list by his native Egypt for alleged ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Club career 2004: Debut season with Al Ahly In the first half of Egyptian league 2003–20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matondo Salakiaku
Matondo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Rabbi Matondo (born 2000), Welsh footballer *Rosalie Matondo (born 1963), Republic of the Congo agronomist * Sita-Taty Matondo (born 1984), Canadian soccer player See also *Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo (born 5 January 1986) is a Belgian footballer with Congolese roots who last played for Romanian club Oțelul Galați as a striker. Career Youth career Yulu-Matondo started his career at the small team of R. Ans F ... (born 1986), Belgian footballer Surnames of Republic of the Congo origin {{surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Muhannad Tahir
Muhaned Altaher( ar, مهند الطاهر) born December 3, 1984) is a Sudanese footballer. He currently plays as a AM for the Sudanese Premier League club Tuti SC and the Sudanese national team. He has been one of the most talented players in Sudan. Altaher was transferred from Al-Merghani of Kassala in 2004. He is good in free-kicks and dribbling with pace. His shot power is very powerful and dangerous with his left foot. The fans call him ''Al-Ghezal'', which means "the deer" in Arabic. He wears the number 10 shirt for Al-Hilal. He caught the eyes of many scouts during the 2012 African Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CA ... as he played an important role, assisting goals for the team during the tournament. International goals References Ext ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Serge Lofo Bongeli
Serge Lofo Bongeli Senge (born 13 October 1983) is a DR Congolese professional footballer who plays as a Striker. Club career Born in Kinshasa, Lofo began his career on the youth side with AS Paulino Kinshasa and was in 1999 promoted to the senior team. After three years with AS Paulino, he joined in winter 2002 to TP Mazembe and played there two season before in January 2004 he was scouted by Angolan top club Atlético Sport Aviação. He had three successful seasons with AS Aviação and signed in February 2007 for Sagrada Esperança, but after one season with the team and four years in Angola he returned to his hometown Kinshasa, who signed with AS Vita Club. On 5 February 2010, he left AS Vita Club together with Tychique Ntela Kalema to sign with the German club Rot Weiss Ahlen, but this was not a big breakthrough for Serge. On 6 September 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Belgian club FC Brussels. In 2013, he was arrested in Israel on suspicion of murder, bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Collins Okoth
Collins may refer to: People Surname Given name * Collins O. Bright (1917–?), Sierra Leonean diplomat * Collins Chabane (1960–2015), South African Minister of Public Service and Administration * Collins Cheboi (born 1987), Kenyan middle-distance runner * Collins Denny (1854–1943), American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South * Collins Denny Jr. (1899–1964), American pro-segregationist lawyer. * Collins Hagler (born 1935), Canadian football player * Collins Injera (born 1986), Kenyan rugby player * Collins H. Johnston (1859–1936), American football player, medical doctor, surgeon, and civic leader * Collins John (born 1985), Liberia-born Dutch footballer * Collins Mbesuma (born 1984), Zambian footballer nicknamed ''The Hurricane'' or ''Ntofontofo'' * Collins Mensah (born 1961), Ghanaian sprinter * Collins Nweke (born 1965), Belgian politician of the Green Party * Collins Obuya (born 1981), Kenyan cricketer Companies * Collins Aerospace, avionics manufactur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ismailia
Ismailia ( ar, الإسماعيلية ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population of 1,406,699 (or approximately 750,000, including surrounding rural areas). It is located approximately halfway between Port Said to the north and Suez to the south. The Canal widens at that point to include Lake Timsah, one of the Bitter Lakes linked by the Canal. History Ismailia was founded in 1863, during the construction of the Suez Canal, by Khedive Ismail the Magnificent, after whom the city is named. Following the Battle of Kafr-el-Dawwar in 1882 the British established a base there. The head office of the Suez Canal Authority is located in Ismailia at the shore of Lake Timsah. It has a large number of buildings dating from British and French involvement with the Canal. Most of these buildings are currently used by Canal employees and officials. During World War ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ismailia Stadium
The Ismailia Stadium () is located in Ismailia, Egypt, and has a total capacity of 18,525 after the remodelation in 2009, then it was upgraded to 30,000 seats after the remodelation in 2019 for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, It is used by Ismaily SC, and was one of six stadiums used in the 2006 African Cup of Nations and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Egypt. 2019 Africa Cup of Nations The stadium is one of the venues for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championshi .... The following games were played at the stadium during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: References Football venues in Egypt Ismaily SC 2019 Africa Cup of Nations stadiums {{Egypt-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohamed Nagy
Mohamed Nagy Ismail Afash (Arabic script: ); born 30 October 1984), known by his nickname Gedo (, , which means ''Grandpa'' in Egyptian Arabic), is an Egyptian footballer who plays for National Bank of Egypt in the Egyptian Premier League, as well as Egypt national team. Club career Early career Born in Damanhur, Beheira, Gedo started his career at Hosh Essa youth centre. When he was 17, he joined Ala'ab Damanhour, a club in the Egyptian Second Division, before joining Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary in 2005. Al Ahly Before the start of the 2010–11 campaign, Gedo joined Egyptian giant Al Ahly, after much speculation of the player signing for Zamalek in January, which the player admitted. The case was presented to the Egyptian football association. A decision was made to charge Gedo 2,200,000 Egyptian pounds, with the ability to resume his career with Al Ahly. Gedo made his debut for El Ahly against Ismaily in CAF Champions League 2010. Gedo finished his first season with Ahly scor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shadrack Nsajigwa
Shadrack Nsajigwa (born 10 February 1984) is a retired Tanzanian footballer who played club football for Young Africans FC and international football for Tanzania. International goals References * 1984 births Living people Tanzanian men's footballers Tanzania men's international footballers Prisons F.C. players Young Africans S.C. players Saraswoti Youth Club players Men's association football defenders Tanzanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Nepal Tanzanian expatriate sportspeople in Nepal Tanzanian Premier League players Tanzania men's A' international footballers 2009 African Nations Championship players Sportspeople from Dar es Salaam {{Tanzania-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
The Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al-Mokawloon al-Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium used mostly for football matches in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, which has a seating capacity of 35,000. It is the home stadium of Al Mokawloon Al Arab, and acted as a temporarily home venue for various clubs in Egypt such as FC Masr and Misr Lel Makkasa. The stadium previously hosted some matches involving the Egyptian national team between 2004 and 2011, and also hosted the second leg of the 2013 CAF Champions League Final between Al Ahly and Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv .... References Football venues in Egypt Stadiums in Cairo Sports venues completed in 1979 1979 establishments in Egypt Al Mokawloon Al Arab ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |