⚽ Egypt’s Olympic team faces off against Zambia in the qualifiers for the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations at 6pm tonight at the Air Defense Stadium. Egypt’s away game on Zambian turf is scheduled for next Sunday, 26 March. The team that comes out of the two matches with the highest aggregate score will qualify for the U-23 African Cup of Nations, which Morocco will host from 24 June through to 8 July. The championship also acts as a qualifier for the Olympic Games, with the top three teams in the championship set to compete in the 2024 Games in Paris.

? Outside the (currently quiet) world of football, the Miami Open begins in earnest today with the women’s and men’s singles first round, after the qualifying round wrapped up yesterday. Egypt’s Mayar Sherif didn’t make it past the first round, after losing to Germany’s Laura Siegemund yesterday evening. Keep an eye out for Andy Murray v Serbia’s Dušan Lajović, who is currently ranked 76th worldwide, at 7:35pm tonight.

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