⚽ Egypt defeated Guinea yesterday to book a qualifying spot in the African Cup of Nations (AfCON), Reutersreported. The national team rose to the top of Group D with a total of 12 points after defeating the West African country 2-1 last night, with Mahmoud Trezeguet Hassan and Mostafa Mohamed each scoring a goal. The pharaohs will participate for a record 26th time in AfCON, which is scheduled to kick off in the Ivory Coast next January, with the draw for the championship taking place in October.

Who’s going to be facing Croatia in the Champions’ League final? We find out today as Italy will be playing Spain in the semi-final match at 9:45pm. The victors will be meeting Croatia on Sunday who axed out Hungary yesterday with a 4-2 victory in their semi-final match.

The European Nations’ Championship qualifying matches will start tomorrow with the following fixtures:

  • Malta v England (Friday 9:45pm)
  • Gibraltar v France (Friday 9:45pm)
  • Belgium v Austria (Saturday 9:45pm)
  • Portugal v Bosnia-Herzegovina (Saturday 9:45pm)
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