⚽ Zebras vs. Pharoahs: Egypt will be going head-to-head with Botswana in the final round of the AFCON qualifiers tonight at 5pm. Our Pharoahs have already secured their spot at the top of Group C with 13 points, while Botswana sits in second with 7 points and needing at least a draw to guarantee qualification.

The competition for the second qualification spot is intense, with Mauritania and Cape Verde — both on four points — vying to knock Botswana out of the position tonight at 5pm. Mauritania can still snag the second spot if they manage to pull off a victory and Botswana loses to Egypt, while Cape Verde is already out of the competition on points difference.

Other key matches tonight:

  • Ivory Coast vs. Chad - Group G (6pm)
  • Senegal vs. Burundi - Group L (9pm)

Over in Europe, the UEFA Nations League reaches its group stage finale: The final matchday of the UEFA Nations League’s group stage wraps up tonight with nine games across all four groups, all kicking off at 9:45pm. With the quarterfinal spots already decided in League A, tonight’s matches — including Hungary vs. Germany and Bosnia vs. Netherlands — are all friendly.

Teams who made it through to the quarter-finals:

  • Portugal and Croatia from Group 1
  • France and Italy from Group 2
  • Germany and Netherlands from Group 3
  • Spain and Denmark from Group 4

UEFA will hold the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals, as well as the relegation playoffs, in Switzerland this Friday.

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