Mohamed Salah’s Trabzonspor begin Europa League qualifying campaign on Thursday

Thursday’s football schedule features a series of important fixtures across the Europa League, Saudi Pro League and Egyptian Professional League, with Trabzonspor and Mohamed Salah among the headline attractions.

Trabzonspor face Hungarian side Ferencvarosi TC in the opening leg of the final qualifying round of the Europa League on Thursday, 20 August 2026. The match is scheduled to begin at 20:00 Egypt time and will be shown on On Sport Plus.

The Turkish club, led by Mohamed Salah, are one of several sides beginning the concluding phase of the Europa League qualifying rounds on a busy evening of European football.

Besiktas will play Kauno Zalgiris at the same time, with both matches kicking off at 20:00 Egypt time.

Benfica’s fixture takes place later in the evening. They host Aarhus Gymnastikforening at 22:00 Egypt time.

The Europa League schedule forms part of a wider programme that also includes matches in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Saudi Pro League

Al Hilal travel to face Al-Fayha in the second round of the Saudi Pro League.

That match is due to start at 21:00 Egypt time.

Egyptian Professional League

Five matches are scheduled in the Egyptian Professional League on Thursday, with all of them set to kick off at 16:30.

El Entag El Harby will host Al Nasr at Al Salam Stadium, while Haras El Hodoud face WE.

Al Dakhleya will take on Belqas City at the same time.

The programme also includes La Viena against Ismaily Electricity, with coverage available on On Sport Plus.

The final match in the Egyptian Professional League schedule sees El Mansoura host Baladiyat El Mahalla. That game will be broadcast on On Sport Max.

The day’s fixtures therefore span three separate competitions, beginning with the afternoon programme in Egypt before moving into the evening matches in the Europa League and Saudi Pro League.

The Trabzonspor meeting with Ferencvarosi TC is the key European match involving Mohamed Salah, while Besiktas and Benfica also begin their respective final qualifying-round ties. All kick-off times listed are according to Egypt time, and the relevant broadcast channels are On Sport Plus and On Sport Max.