The weather may be cooling, but things are heating up in the football world

⚽ Our Pharaohs are just a few steps away from AFCON glory: It’s game time for the Pharaohs as they kick off their match tomorrow night at 7pm for the third round of the AFCON qualifiers. As of now the Egyptians are sitting comfortably at the top of Group C with six points, and they’re eager to snag another three to boost their chance of securing a spot in the tournament.

Important matches to watch today and over the weekend:

• Cape Verde vs. Botswana — Group C (7pm).
• Ghana vs. Sudan — Group F (7pm).
• Algeria vs. Togo — Group E (10pm).
• Cameroon vs. Kenya — Group J (Friday, 7pm).
• Nigeria vs. Libya — Group D (Friday, 7pm).
• Senegal vs. Malawi — Group L (Friday, 10pm).
• Tunisia vs. Comoros — Group A (Friday, 10pm).
• Morocco vs. Central African Republic — Group B (Saturday, 10pm).

The third round of the UEFA Nations League kicks off tonight and continues to Saturday, featuring over twenty matches. We recommend tuning in to these matches, all starting at 9:45pm:

• England vs. Greece — Group B2.
• Italy vs. Belgium — Group A2.
• Hungary vs. Netherlands — Group A3 (Friday).
• Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Germany — Group A3 (Friday).
• Poland vs. Portugal — Group A1 (Saturday).
• Spain vs. Denmark — Group A4 (Saturday).

On the other side of the globe, Venezuela and Argentina will be going head to head at midnight on Friday in the World Cup qualifiers, and Chile will be playing against Brazil at 3am on Friday. The Tango team is leading with 18 points, while Brazil is trailing off in fifth place with 10 points.