2018 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Miami Dolphins
Buffalo outgained Miami in terms of total offense, with 415 yards compared to just 175, but their struggles on special teams and penalties gave the Dolphins short fields and allowed QB Ryan Tannehill to pass for three touchdowns, including the eventual 13-yard game winner to WR Kenny Stills. The game came down to the final moments, when Josh Allen, who compiled 366 total yards on the day, attempted a fourth down pass to TE Charles Clay, who dropped it just outside the end zone. The failed conversion sealed the loss for the Bills as the team fell to 4-8.


2018 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New York Jets
A late touchdown by Jets running back Elijah McGuire proved to be the game-winning score with just over a minute left. With the loss, the Bills fell to 4–9 and were eliminated from playoff contention. Linebacker Matt Milano suffered a broken fibula late in the game, ending his season.


2018 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions
With running backs LeSean McCoy and Chris Ivory both injured, the Bills relied offensively on Josh Allen and backup halfbacks Marcus Murphy and Keith Ford, who both left the game at some point with their own injuries. Allen passed for 204 yards and a touchdown, adding a rushing score on 16 yards on the ground, as the Bills defense stifled the Lions offense throughout the game except the second quarter. Lions kicker Matt Prater missed a field goal and was unable to kick an extra point earlier due to a botched snap, allowing the Bills to win 14-13.


2018 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New England Patriots
Allen's first game against the New England Patriots did not fare well for the Bills, as the Patriots won the game 24-12 to clinch the AFC East. In addition, the Bills' special teams unit struggled again. However, the defense was able to limit Tom Brady to just 126 passing yards, one touchdown with two interceptions, but also gave up a massive 273 rushing yards on 47 carries as they were torched by the Patriots rushing offense in the ugly loss.


2018 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Miami Dolphins
Similar to the previous year's season finale, a fight broke out between the Bills and Dolphins in the second half. After Dolphins linebacker and former Bill Kiko Alonso collided with Josh Allen, Alonso, along with Dolphins DE Robert Quinn and Bills lineman Jordan Mills, were ejected following the scuffle. Despite a close first half, the Bills won 42–17 to finish the 2018 season at 6–10. This was also the final NFL game for longtime defensive tackle Kyle Williams, as he announced his intention to retire after the season's conclusion.


2018 Buffalo Bulls football team
The 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by fourth-year head coach Lance Leipold and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion Northern Illinois. They were invited to the Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Troy. Their 10 wins are the most in program history with the previous best being eight wins set in 2008.


2018 Buffalo Bulls football team, Previous season
The Bulls finished the 2017 season 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. Despite being bowl-eligible, the Bulls did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.


2018 Buffalo Bulls football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Bulls predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.


2018 Bulacan Kuyas season
The 2018 Bulacan Kuyas season is the 1st season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).


2018 Bulawayo bombing
On 23 June 2018, a grenade exploded at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The blast occurred at a ZANU–PF campaign rally, just after President Emmerson Mnangagwa had finished giving a speech. It was described as an assassination attempt against Mnangagwa, who was unharmed. The bombing resulted in at least 49 injured, including Vice-Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi, and other high-ranking government officials. Two security agents later died of their injuries.


2018 Bulawayo bombing
The bombing was widely condemned in Zimbabwe and abroad by politicians of both ZANU–PF and opposition parties, and by other public figures. In an interview with the BBC several days after the blast, Mnangagwa blamed the attack on former First Lady Grace Mugabe's G40 faction within ZANU–PF, while stopping short of blaming Mugabe directly. On 27 June 2018, the Zimbabwe Defence Forces stated that they had arrested an individual on the day of the attack. Two more suspects were later arrested, but released without charges.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Background
On the evening of 14 November 2017, elements of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) gathered around Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and seized control of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and key areas of the city. The next day, the ZDF issued a statement saying that it was not a coup d'état and that President Robert Mugabe was safe, although the situation would return to normal only after the ZDF had dealt with the "criminals" around Mugabe responsible for the socio-economic problems of Zimbabwe.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Background
The uprising took place amid tensions in the ruling ZANU–PF party between former First Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa (who was backed by the ZDF and the party's Lacoste faction) and First Lady Grace Mugabe (who was backed by the younger G40 faction) over who would succeed the 93-year-old President Mugabe. A week after Mnangagwa was fired and forced to flee the country, and a day before troops moved into Harare, Zimbabwe Defence Forces chief Constantino Chiwenga issued a statement that purges of senior ZANU–PF officials like Mnangagwa had to stop. On 19 November, ZANU-PF removed Mugabe as party leader, replacing him with Mnangagwa. Mugabe resigned the presidency on 21 November 2017. Mnangagwa was sworn in as President on 24 November 2017.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Explosion
On the afternoon of Saturday, 23 June 2018, Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU–PF, was holding a campaign rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, the country's second largest city and an opposition stronghold. The rally, which was attended by several thousand people, was held to garner support for the party ahead of the July general elections. It was Mnangagwa's first rally in Bulawayo, which the party has not won since the 2000 elections.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Explosion
The blast occurred in afternoon, shortly after President Emmerson Mnangagwa had finished giving a speech. As Mnangagwa and other party leaders walked offstage to enter a VIP tent, a grenade exploded, creating a cloud of smoke and knocking over people standing close by. Mnangagwa, who was close to the blast but was unhurt, was rushed away by security personnel, while the crowds began running in all directions. Red Cross medics rushed in, treating and evacuating the wounded. State television immediately cut their broadcast after the blast.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Explosion, Casualties
The bombing injured 49 people, two of whom died two days later, on 25 June. The two deceased were Central Intelligence Organisation security personnel; Colour Sergeant Stanley Mugunzva of the Presidential Guard, who was assigned to Vice-President Chiwenga, and Nelson Dube, an aide to Vice-President Mohadi. A Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson state that while the number of injured was official recorded at 49, it could be larger if there were other victims who did not seek medical care. Four security personnel and several chiefs were injured in the blast. While most of the victims sustained minor injuries and were discharged within hours, health officials warned that some are still in critical condition and that the death toll could rise.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Explosion, Casualties
Among the injured were leading government and party officials. Constantino Chiwenga, the First Vice-President of Zimbabwe and a major figure in the 2017 coup, had minor injuries, as did his wife Marry, who sustained lacerations to her face while trying to rescue one of her aides who had shrapnel in her stomach. Second Vice-President Kembo Mohadi was also hospitalized with injuries to his legs. Oppah Muchinguri, the national chairperson of ZANU–PF and the environmental minister, had one of her breasts ripped off by the blast and was in a state of shock. Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly and ZANU–PF Women's League leader Mabel Chinomona was also injured, as was ZANU–PF National Political Commissar Engelbert Rugeje, who received shrapnel in his arm.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Explosion, Casualties
Constantino and Marry Chiwenga, Mabel Chinomona, and Engelbert Rugeje were discharged in the days after the attack, while Kembo Mohadi and Oppah Muchinguri suffered more serious injuries and remained in treatment longer. On Tuesday, 26 June, Mohadi was airlifted to South Africa for treatment. Mohadi, whose legs were injured in the blast, was reported to be in stable condition, though physicians experienced difficulty treating his hypertension. On 27 June, Muchinguri was also flown to South Africa, where she underwent orthopedic and reconstructive surgery. Muchinguri required treatment to address her left breast, which was ripped off by the blast, as well as psychological care and counseling.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Explosion, Casualties
Vice-President Chiwenga chose to forgo immediate medical treatment so that he could fully participate in campaigning in the run-up to the 2018 elections. On 9 October 2018, Chiwenga and his wife flew to South Africa for medical treatment, where their injuries were reviewed. In addition to injuries sustained from the Bulawayo bombing, Chiwenga also had a bullet lodged in his leg from a separate incident. They remain in the hospital as of 15 October, although their medical review has been completed. Chiwenga remained in daily contact with President Mnangagwa and was expected to return to Zimbabwe later that week.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath
Immediately after the blast, Mnangagwa was rushed away from the scene by his security personnel. His motorcade drove him to safety at the Bulawayo State House. Victims of the blast were evacuated to Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo, and Mnangagwa visited them there hours later. Later, the injured were moved to Manyame Air Base hospital in Harare.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath
Presidential spokesman George Charamba told the state-owned Sunday Mail that the general elections scheduled for 30 July 2018 will be held as planned despite the blast, and said that a state of emergency would not be declared.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
Shortly after the bombing, the attack was widely denounced by politicians and other public figures in Zimbabwe, while the media, beginning with the state-run Herald newspaper, soon labeled the attack an assassination attempt against President Mnangagwa. In an interview with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation hours after the blast, Mnangagwa called the attack "cowardly", offered his thoughts and prayers to the victims, and insisted that the violence would not prevent the upcoming elections from being held.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
He said that the attack occurred "inches" from him, but said "it is not my time", noting that after a number of previous attempts on his life, he was used to it. Without elaborating, he said the perpetrators must have come from "outside Bulawayo", adding "I can assure you these are my normal enemies."


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
The attack was condemned by politicians of both ZANU–PF and opposition parties. First Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who sustained minor injuries in the blast, called the attack an "act of terror" and echoed Mnangagwa, adding that the blast would not affect the elections. Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo and former Vice President Joice Mujuru called for peace. Opposition leader and MDC–T presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa condemned the attack and urged the expunction of political violence in Zimbabwe.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
Other opposition politicians condemning the attack and offering condolences included former Finance Minister Tendai Biti, Senator David Coltart, MP Temba Mliswa, and lawyer and former MDC–T official Alex Magaisa. Notable civilians who denounced the attack included author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, musician Thomas Mapfumo, businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa and his wife, newspaper publisher Trevor Ncube, and exiled judge Ben Paradza. Exiled former ZANU–PF government minister and G40 member Jonathan Moyo, who was expelled during the 2017 coup d'état, took a less sympathetic approach, comparing the blast to the November coup and tweeting "Violence begets violence." Patrick Zhuwao, also an exiled G40 politician, urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to dispatch Scotland Yard to investigate the attack, citing the United States's deployment of Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel to investigate a bombing in Ethiopia that happened on the same day.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
Several days after the blast, several prominent ZANU–PF members, including President Mnangagwa, claimed that the attack was an "inside job" by dissident ZANU–PF members, and began directing blame towards members of the party's G40 faction. Prior to the 2017 coup, G40 was allied with former First Lady Grace Mugabe, who was Mnangagwa's rival to succeed her husband Robert Mugabe as President.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
On 26 June, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), a Rhodesian Bush War veterans' group allied with ZANU–PF, told journalists that the ZNLWVA condemned the attack, demanded that police release more information, and argued "the evil political machinations of G40... cannot be ruled out as suspects." Puparai Togarepi, secretary of the ZANU–PF Youth League, told journalists in Harare that they also believed "enemies surrounding Mnangagwa" were responsibly for the bombing. An exiled former G40 member and cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, tweeted that the attack "smacks of an inside job".


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
Mnangagwa himself, in a 27 June interview with the BBC, said that he believed the G40 faction was responsible for the attack. Though he admitted this claim was a "hunch without evidence", he argued that it was "the logical and reasonable conclusion". Mnangagwa did direct blame at Grace Mugabe, who was in Singapore at the time of the blast, but said that she was "politically immature and was easily used as a tool by those who wanted to get at me." The president added that concern about instability in Zimbabwe was unfounded and that the attack would not result in a security crackdown.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, Domestic reactions
At a 27 June event, ZANU–PF, the MDC–T, and several other parties signed a peace pledge ahead of the July elections, promising to refrain from hate speech and violence. There, Minister of Home Affairs and Culture Obert Mpofu, whose son was injured by the blast, condemned the "evil deed" and urged Zimbabweans not to capitalize on the grief of victims and their families. Speaking at the same event, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission chair Elasto Mugwadi denounced the attack, adding "in protecting human rights, we all need to protect the sanctity of life." Mugwadi appealed to all political parties to avoid hate speech, "provocative sloganeering" and emotional appeals.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, International reactions
The bombing was widely denounced internationally. Via Twitter, the Harare embassies of Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union's European External Action Service all condemned the attack and offered thoughts and prayers to the victims. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the bombing, stating that acts of violence and criminality had no place in the democratic process. Ramaphosa, who is also chair of the Southern African Development Community, said that the SADC would evaluate the matter and "take appropriate steps".


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Aftermath, International reactions
At the 43rd Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Luanda, Angolan President João Lourenço denounced the bombing as "cowardly, criminal, and undemocratic", adding that he saw the attacks in Bulawayo and Addis Ababa as efforts to undermine democratic elections in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. The government of China also condemned the attack in a statement, adding that it hoped for continued stability and peaceful elections in Zimbabwe. Dewa Mavinhinga, Southern Africa director of Human Rights Watch, raised concerns that the bombing could trigger more political violence in an election year that, thus far, had been unmarred by the violence seen before previous elections. In a 29 June statement, former Botswana President Ian Khama condemned the bombing.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
On the day of the attack, the Zimbabwe Republic Police offered an unspecified reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator of the bombing. A police spokesperson said that crime scene investigators were examining the matter. In the days after the attack, unverified details and explanations regarding the attack were reported. One source reported that an explosive was placed underneath the stage on which Mnangagwa was standing, while another source quoted a woman in attendance at the rally who claimed she saw a young child throw a "package" at the stage just prior to the explosion. According to the woman's claim, which is uncorroborated, the child approached the state and asked to read a poem in praise of Mnangagwa, and was held back by security personnel but pushed through them and threw something towards the stage.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
On Wednesday, 27 June, 35 security and investigative personnel met in Harare to discuss the investigations. Later that day, police released new details about the perpetrator and details of the attack. After the blast, police interviewed witnesses, a number of whom reported that they saw the same man throw an object at the stage. Police described the suspect as a young male "between the ages of 23 and 25", about 1.7 meters tall and of dark complexion, who was wearing a yellow ZANU–PF T-shirt at the time of the attack.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
Witnesses told police that the man lobbed an item towards the stage from about 30 to 35 meters away, but the item missed its target after hitting a rope and then bouncing off a security officer's cheek before landing and detonating. The suspect was allegedly "fiddling around" with the object before throwing it. After the blast, police and military went after him, but witnesses said they saw soldiers get to him first and arrest him, police reported. The suspect has not been seen since the military apprehended him in the townships outside White City Stadium.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
The 27 June meeting highlighted rivalries between the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and the Zimbabwe Republic Police amidst the ongoing investigations. Presidential spokesman George Charamba noted that "unresolved leadership issues" were affecting investigations. These internal conflicts within ZANU–PF and between different security forces were paralleled by alleged tensions between President Mnangagwa and Vice-President Chiwenga, the former Commander of the Defence Forces and a major figure in the 2017 coup.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
Internal rivalries between Zimbabwean security forces were exacerbated, not alleviated, by the military's arrest of the alleged perpetrator. The military had not responded to the Zimbabwe Republic Police's requests for confirmation of the suspect's detainment, nor to police requests for their Criminal Investigations Department to interview the suspect. Police officials told the Zimbabwe Independent that although they had found some good leads through witness interviews, they lack access to the suspect, so the investigations cannot "proceed properly." Currently, investigative units from the military, the police's Criminal Investigation Department, and the Central Intelligence Organisation are based in Bulawayo to investigate the attack. Current investigations lack coordination between the three groups, and there was even conflict over hotel accommodations for investigators.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
Police investigations concluded that the perpetrator must have been someone with some security background and training, and experience handling weapons. Police said that the way the grenade was handled and launched indicated at least basic security training. Police are currently investigating the source of the explosive, which they say could not have come from police, as they no longer use grenades since the November 2017 coup. Weapons experts are analyzing the debris from the explosion to determine what type of grenade was used and where it might have come from. Police say that their inability to question the suspect, who is in military custody, prevents them from asking about the weapon and its origin, and the suspect's motive. They said they thought he may have been a hired hitman.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
Investigations show that President Mnangagwa was the likely target of the attack, though investigators have not yet determined with certainty that it was an assassination attempt. Investigators and government officials told the Zimbabwe Independent that had the grenade not deflected off a rope, it likely would have detonated within a fatal distance of Mnangagwa. In a 27 June interview, Mnangagwa stated that he expected arrests to be made soon.


2018 Bulawayo bombing, Investigations
Two suspects, residents of Bulawayo's Pumula suburb, reportedly appeared before a magistrate at the Tredgold Magistrates' Court in Bulawayo to answer charges regarding the 23 June bombing. The suspects were identified as John Zulu and Douglas Musekiwa, and it is unclear is one of these men was the suspect arrested by the military the day of the attack. Zulu and Musekiwa were later released without charges.


2018 Bulgaria Open (table tennis)
The 2018 Bulgaria Open was the ninth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by the Bulgarian Table Tennis Federation, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It took place from 16–19 August in Panagyurishte, Bulgaria.


2018 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2018 Bulgarian Cup Final was the final match of the 2017–18 Bulgarian Cup and the 78th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 9 May 2018 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was refereed by Nikola Popov from Sofia.


2018 Bulgarian Cup Final
The clubs contesting the final were Slavia Sofia and Levski Sofia. The match finished in a 0–0 draw, but Slavia clinched their eighth ever Bulgarian Cup title by winning 4–2 on penalties.


2018 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2018 Bulgarian Supercup was the 15th Bulgarian Supercup, an annual Bulgarian football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Professional Football League and Bulgarian Cup. The game was played between the champions of the 2017–18 First League, Ludogorets Razgrad, and the 2018 Bulgarian Cup winners, Slavia Sofia.


2018 Bulgarian Supercup
This was Ludogorets's sixth Bulgarian Supercup appearance and Slavia's first. Ludogorets lost their previous two Supercup appearances in 2015 and 2017.


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season
In 2018, the  Bulls participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the  Jaguares,  Lions,  Sharks and  Stormers.


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season
The Bulls won six and lost ten of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish bottom of the South African Conference, and in 12th place overall.


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season, Personnel, Coaches and management
The Bulls coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season, Personnel, Squad
The following players were named in the Bulls squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season, Standings
The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows the Bulls' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season, Matches
The Bulls played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season, Player statistics
The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Bulls in 2018 is as follows:


2018 Bulls (rugby union) season, Player statistics
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing
On 25 March 2018, a 24-year-old woman, Vivien K was stabbed by a Syrian migrant in Burgwedel, Germany. She received life-threatening injuries and was put into an induced coma. She woke up three days later, with broken ribs and part of her pancreas as well as her spleen removed.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing
Since the culprits were teenage refugees, the case sparked a discussion about migration policies, and as it was part of a string of knife attacks, it led to concerns about a rise in knife crime in Germany.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Attack
At 19:30, the victim and her partner went to a supermarket in the Lower Saxony town near Hannover and had a dispute with two young Syrian migrants, 13 and 14 years of age which ended peacefully. The youths had been fighting inside the supermarket and the victim had tried to get them to separate. In addition, Domenic, Vivian K.'s partner, is said to have pulled one of the youths' ears. Later, another 17-year-old Syrian migrant, Abdalla M., joined the first two on scene and they later encountered the couple again.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Attack
Another argument ensued and Abdalla M. targeted the woman with a knife stab to the abdomen. She got up on her feet after being stabbed, but collapsed shortly afterwards. The attacker fled but was arrested shortly and taken into custody on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and the murder weapon was secured.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Perpetrator
The 17-year-old perpetrator, Abdalla M., and his extended family came to Germany in 2013 as refugees from the outskirts of Damascus, the capital of Syria. The 13-year-old is his brother and the 14-year-old his cousin. In April, the perpetrator confessed. The defense lawyer raised the hypothesis that the Syrian refugee may be mentally ill and therefore not responsible.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Perpetrator
Abdullah A. explained that in their culture whenever the family honor is involved stabbing with a knife was justified.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Trial
On 21 August 2018 the trial of two brothers, 17 and 14 years old respectively, began in Hanover Landgericht. The elder Abdullah A. was tried for attempted manslaughter (German: versuchten Totschlag) and grievous bodily harm and the younger brother Mohamad A. for assault. While Abdullah A. initially was only suspected of grievous bodily harm due to only having stabbed once, but according to medical expertise the stab by Abdullah A. stab was a deadly attack as he damaged internal organs as well as breaking two ribs of his victim.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Trial
Abdullah A. was sentenced to five years of youth prison, a shorter sentence was given due to his low age. His younger brother Mohamad A. was sentenced to 14 days in custody and 10 hours social upbringing. The 13-year-old cousing was not tried due to his low age.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Aftermath
The attack, which was one of a spate of knife attacks by asylum seekers, several of whom were teenage,  precipitated a debate about youth crime and the integration of migrants. Stephan Weil, the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony expressed his sympathies for the victim. The municipality of Burgwedel stated its continued commitment to integration on its Facebook page, which were derided in comments. In early April, ten of the comments were investigated for constituting hate speech. As a result of the comments, the Facebook page was closed, with the municipality concerned that such comments might damage its reputation. The anti-immigration AfD party was accused of "exploiting" the attack after it set up a booth in Burgwedel following the attack.


2018 Burgwedel stabbing, Aftermath
The leader of the CDU party in the Lower Saxon Landtag, Dirk Toepffer, commented the attack with that the hypothesis that family reunification of migrants with parents or siblings as means to reduces excessive violence, as promoted by the SPD party, had been disproven.


2018 Buriram United F.C. season
The 2018 season is Buriram United's 7th season in the Thai League. The club enters the season as the Thai League champions, and will participate in the 2018 Thai League. They are the defending champions and will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup, Champions Cup and AFC Champions League.


2018 Buriram United F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
Buriram United qualified for the Group Stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League due to finishing champion in the 2017 Thai League.


2018 Buriram United F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Champions League, Group stage
Buriram United is staying on group G, with Guangzhou Evergrande  (2017 Chinese Super League champion), Jeju United (2017 K League Classic runners-up), and Cerezo Osaka (2017 J.League Cup champion).


2018 Buriram United F.C. season, Statistics, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2018 Buriram United F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.


2018 Burlington mayoral election
The 2018 Burlington mayoral election was held on March 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Miro Weinberger defeated independent candidates Carina Driscoll, who had the support of the Vermont Progressive Party, and Infinite Culcleasure.


2018 Burlington mayoral election
Weinberger won the Democratic nomination without opposition while Driscoll won the endorsement of the Progressives against Culcleasure. Driscoll attempted to unite her campaign with Culcleasure's due to the city's usage of first-past-the-post voting, but Culcleasure declined. Weinberger won against Driscoll and Culcleasure with a plurality of the vote.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Background
Miro Weinberger was elected as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in the 2012 mayoral election becoming the first member of the Democratic Party to hold the mayoralty since Gordon Paquette. He was reelected in the 2015 election.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Background
After the 2017 city council election all three Democratic incumbents won reelection and the party gained one seat making the composition of the twelve-member city council six Democratic members, three Progressive members, two independent members, and one Republican member.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Democratic
The Democratic Party gave its endorsement to Weinberger without opposition at its caucus on January 7, 2018. Weinberger launched his mayoral campaign at the Democratic caucus. Jordan Redell served as Weinberger's campaign manager.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Independents
Carina Driscoll, who had served in the Vermont House of Representatives and on the Burlington city council and was the step-daughter of former Mayor Bernie Sanders, announced that she was considering running a mayoral campaign in 2017. Driscoll announced that she would run as an independent candidate for mayor on December 4, 2017. Elise Greaves served as Driscoll's campaign manager.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Independents
Infinite Culcleasure, a community organizer, announced that he would run as an independent candidate for mayor on December 1, 2017.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Independents
At the Vermont Progressive Party's caucus Driscoll won the party's endorsement with 116 votes against Culcleasure's 84 votes after being nominated by Representative Selene Colburn. Driscoll declined to seek the endorsement of the Democratic and Republican parties.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, General election
During the campaign Driscoll attempted to unite her and Culcleasure's campaigns stating that “I think there is a ton of overlap and shared common ground with who we want to represent and the work we want to do". She also attempted to unite the campaigns as due to Burlington's usage of first-past-the-post voting "the mayor can win on a plurality". However, Culcleasure refused to drop out of the election stating that "Being coerced to drop out of a campaign for public office has been one of the most anti-democratic adventures I have ever experienced".


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, General election
Weinberger won in the general election with 48.38% of the popular vote against Driscoll's 34.96% and Culcleasure's 16.07%. During the campaign Weinberger raised over $107,000, Driscoll raised over $47,000, and Culcleasure raised over $10,000.


2018 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, General election
The composition of the city council did not change as all incumbent won reelection and Sara Moore, the only incumbent to not run for reelection, was replaced by another member of the Progressive Party.


2018 Burnie International
The 2018 Caterpillar Burnie International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts as part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $60,000 for women. It was the fifteenth (for men) and ninth (for women) edition of the tournament.


2018 Burnie International, Men's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Burnie International, Women's Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Burnie International – Men's Doubles
Brydan Klein and Dane Propoggia are the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Klein partnered Bradley Mousley and lost in the semifinals to Gerard and Marcel Granollers. Propoggia partnered Vijay Sundar Prashanth but lost in the first round to Andrew Harris and Luke Saville.


2018 Burnie International – Men's Doubles
Granollers and Granollers won the title after defeating Evan King and Max Schnur 7–6(10–8), 6–2 in the final.


2018 Burnie International – Men's Singles
Omar Jasika was the defending champion but withdrew before the tournament began.


2018 Burnie International – Men's Singles
Stéphane Robert won the title after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2018 Burnie International – Women's Doubles
Riko Sawayanagi and Barbora Štefková were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2018 Burnie International – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Laura Robson won the title, defeating Momoko Kobori and Chihiro Muramatsu in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–1.


2018 Burnie International – Women's Singles
Asia Muhammad was the defending champion, but lost to Myrtille Georges in the first round.


2018 Burnie International – Women's Singles
Marta Kostyuk won the title, defeating Viktorija Golubic in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2018 Burnley Borough Council election
The 2018 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, and each successful candidate will serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2022. These seats were last contested in 2014.


2018 Burnley Borough Council election
At the start of March 2017, Bill and Margaret Brindle (both Coalclough with Deerplay ward) acrimoniously split with the local Liberal Democrats, but continued to sit on the council as independents. David Roper also left the party and continued as an independent. In November four more Lib Dems (including Neil Mottershead and Mark Payne) left the party over its stance on Brexit, to form the Burnley and Padiham Independent Party.


2018 Burnley Borough Council election, State of the Parties
The composition of the Council following the election was as follows:


2018 Burundian Cup
The 2018 Coupe du Président de la République is the 7th edition of the Coupe du Président de la République (excluding earlier cup competitions), the knockout football competition of Burundi.


2018 Burundian Cup, First round
Santé FC de Ngozi        0-0 Espoir de Gatumba        [5-4 pen]


2018 Burundian Cup, Second round
Club Kiremba Bururi      1-2 Pigeon du Centre         [later awarded to Kiremba]


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Burundi on 17 May 2018. The proposed amendments to the constitution were approved by over 70% of voters.


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes
The proposed changes would reintroduce the post of Prime Minister and reduce the number of Vice-President from two to one. They also involve increasing the presidential term from five to seven years, but restricting a president to two consecutive terms. However, the amendments would also allow incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza, in office since 2005, to stand for re-election, despite having already served three terms.


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum, Proposed changes
The amendments also reduce the parliamentary majority required to pass legislation.


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum, Conduct
In December 2017, Nkurunziza threatened people not to campaign against the proposed changes. The official campaign window opened two weeks before the referendum.


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum, Conduct
Prior to the referendum, the BBC and Voice of America were banned from the country for six months. Radio France Internationale (RFI) received a "warning" about its coverage.


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum, Conduct
On 11 May, at least 26 people were killed in Cibitoke Province, allegedly by militiamen from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum, Conduct
The Burundian opposition coalition, Conseil National pour le Respect de l'Accord d'Arusha pour la paix et la Réconciliation au Burundi et la Restauration de l'Etat de Droit (CNARED) called on the Burundian population to boycott the vote which it accused of being the "death warrant" of the Arusha Accords of 2000 which ended the Burundian Civil War. A Presidential decree threatened three years' imprisonment for anyone convicted of encouraging people not to vote.


2018 Burundian constitutional referendum, Conduct
Reports from polling stations say some people were being forced to vote to avoid being beaten or arrested. Suspected opponents were "killed, raped, abducted, beaten, and intimidated," Human Rights Watch said in a statement, adding it had documented at least 15 killings, six rapes and eight abductions during voting day.


2018 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2018 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2018 Busan Open
The 2018 Busan Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Busan, South Korea between 14 and 20 May 2018.


2018 Busan Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Busan Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2018 Busan Open – Doubles
Hsieh Cheng-peng and Peng Hsien-yin were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Hsieh partnered Christopher Rungkat and successfully defended his title. Peng partnered Aliaksandr Bury but lost in the semifinals to Hsieh and Rungkat.


2018 Busan Open – Doubles
Hsieh and Rungkat won the title after defeating Ruan Roelofse and John-Patrick Smith 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Busan Open – Singles
Vasek Pospisil was the defending champion but lost in the final to Matthew Ebden.


2018 Busan Open – Singles
Ebden won the title after defeating Pospisil 7–6(7–4), 6–1 in the final.


2018 Butler Bulldogs football team
The 2018 Butler Bulldogs football team represented Butler University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Voris and played their home games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place.


2018 Butler Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 6–5, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2018 Butler Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All-PFL team
The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Bulldogs having four players selected.


2018 Butler Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches poll
The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2018 Båstad Challenger
The 2018 Båstad Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Båstad, Sweden between 9 and 14 July 2018.


2018 Båstad Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Båstad Challenger – Doubles
Tuna Altuna and Václav Šafránek were the defending champions but only Altuna chose to defend his title, partnering Elias Ymer. Altuna lost in the first round to Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos.


2018 Båstad Challenger – Doubles
Harri Heliövaara and Henri Laaksonen won the title after defeating Zdeněk Kolář and Gonçalo Oliveira 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2018 Båstad Challenger – Singles
Dušan Lajović was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Båstad Challenger – Singles
Pedro Martínez won the title after defeating Corentin Moutet 7–6(7–5), 6–4 in the final.


2018 C.D. Primeiro de Agosto season
The 2018 season of Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto is the club's 40th season in the Girabola, the Angolan Premier football League and 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Angolan football. In 2018,  the club participated in the Girabola and the 2018 CAF Champions League.


2018 C.D. Primeiro de Agosto season, 1º de Agosto vs TP Mazembe post-match incident
Five people were reportedly killed after the 45.000 capacity crowd match on Saturday 15 September, at the Estádio 11 de Novembro, including two children who were trampled and/or suffocated to death while exiting the stadium. Before the match began, supporters called a radio station urging the organization to open all gates after the match ended for fear of a tragedy and after going through similar ordeals in the past. The Angolan Ministry of Youth and Sports in a statement regretted the incident, expressed condolences to the relatives and vowed to launch an investigation. On their part, the club's management promised to assist the relatives in funeral expenses.


2018 C.D. Primeiro de Agosto season, Espérance Tunis vs 1º de Agosto
In 2018, they reached the semi-finals of the champions league were they were unfairly eliminated in a second-leg 4-2 defeat to Espérance Tunis with a heavily biased, shameful performance by referee Janny Sikazwe.


2018 C.D. Primeiro de Agosto season, CAF Champions League, Semi-finals
The heavily biased performance of Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe positively prevented D'Agosto from reaching the finals. The renowned referee had a disgraceful performance during the entire match, completely ignoring the rules of the game and clearly siding with the home team. The ice on the cake of his shameful performance occurred shortly before Espérance's final goal, when D'Agosto scored but he inexplicably disallowed the goal on a would-be push to the Tunisian goal-keeper. In the aftermath, Sikazwe was suspended by CAF on suspicion of corruption.


2018 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for  the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 3–6, 2018 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The College of Charleston received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with an 83–76 overtime win over Northeastern in the championship game.


2018 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament, Tournament changes
On July 11, 2017, it was announced that the tournament, which was previously played on a Friday–Monday format, would move to a Saturday–Tuesday format beginning with the 2018 tournament. It was also announced that the semifinals and championship would be televised on CBS Sports Network through the 2021 tournament.


2018 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.


2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 36th edition of the tournament. It determined the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will began November 3 and concluded on November 11.


2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
Top-seeded James Madison won the CAA Tournament, marking their sixth ever CAA Tournament title, and their first since 2014. En route to the final, they defeated defending champions, William & Mary, in the semifinals before beating Hofstra in penalty kicks in the final. JMU striker, Manuel Ferriol was named the MVP of the Tournament. With the title, the Dukes earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.


2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament
In addition to the Dukes, regular season runners-up, and tournament semifinalists, UNC Wilmington earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, the Seahawks were eliminated in the first round by Furman by the virtue of penalty kicks. James Madison defeated High Point in the first round and upset fifth-seeded North Carolina and twelfth-seeded Virginia Tech in the second round and third rounds respectively before falling at Michigan State in the Elite Eight.


2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, All Tournament Team
Luke Brown, HofstraSean Nealis, HofstraGeorge O’Malley, HofstraTJ Bush, James MadisonThomas Shores, James MadisonYannick Franz, James MadisonManuel Ferriol, James MadisonJoel Bylander, UNCWDanny Reynolds, UNCWJulian Ngoh, William & MaryReeves Trott, William & Mary


2018 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament is a postseason event that was held from March 7–10, 2018 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.


2018 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from October 26 through November 3, 2018. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The defending champions were the Hofstra, who successfully defended their title, beating the James Madison Dukes 2–0 in the final. The conference tournament title was the fifth for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the fourth for head coach Simon Riddiough.


2018 CAF Champions League
The 2018 CAF Champions League (officially the 2018 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 54th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 22nd edition under the current CAF Champions League title.


2018 CAF Champions League
Espérance de Tunis won the title for the third time, defeating Al-Ahly in the final, and qualified as the CAF representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Raja Casablanca, in the 2019 CAF Super Cup.


2018 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by ES Sétif.


2018 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.


2018 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
For the 2018 CAF Champions League, the CAF uses the 2012–2016 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:


2018 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:


2018 CAF Champions League, Teams
The following 59 teams from 47 associations entered the competition:


2018 CAF Champions League, Teams
This was the second highest number of teams in the history of CAF Champions League. The highest number was recorded in 2007 where 60 teams entered.


2018 CAF Champions League, Teams
Associations are shown according to their 2012–2016 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.


2018 CAF Champions League, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). The regulations were modified with an additional draw before the quarter-finals. Effective from the Champions League group stage, weekend matches were played on Fridays and Saturdays while midweek matches were played on Tuesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00 (Saturdays and Tuesdays only), 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.


2018 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2018 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First round
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2018 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the first round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.


2018 CAF Champions League, Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2018 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2018 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2018 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 3 September 2018, 20:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.


2018 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.


2018 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.


2018 CAF Champions League, Prize money
In 2018, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows:


2018 CAF Champions League, Prize money
Note: National associations receive an additional equivalent share of 5% for each amount awarded to clubs.


2018 CAF Champions League Final
The 2018 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2018 CAF Champions League, the 54th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 22nd edition under the current CAF Champions League title.


2018 CAF Champions League Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al-Ahly from Egypt and Espérance de Tunis from Tunisia. The first leg was hosted by Al-Ahly on 2 November 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Espérance de Tunis at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès on 9 November 2018.


2018 CAF Champions League Final
Espérance de Tunis won the final 4–3 on aggregate for their third CAF Champions League title. As winners, they earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the second round, as well as play in the 2019 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Teams
In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Background
Al-Ahly are the most successful club in Egypt and Africa with eight titles, winning eight (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013) and losing three (1983, 2007, 2017). Al-Ahly were playing their twelfth and second consecutive final.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Background
Espérance de Tunis had reached the final six times before, more than any other Tunisian side, winning two (1994, 2011) and losing four (1999, 2000, 2010, 2012). Espérance de Tunis were playing their seventh final and the first since 2012.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Background
The two sides had previously played 18 matches in African competitions. The first meetings between the two sides took place in the 1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs round of 16, where Espérance de Tunis beat Al-Ahly on penalties after the home and away matches ended 0–0. The most recent meetings between the clubs had taken place in the 2018 CAF Champions League group stage, where Al-Ahly's home match ended 0–0, and then Espérance de Tunis lost 0–1 at home to Al-Ahly on a Walid Azaro goal.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Borg El Arab Stadium
The Borg El Arab Stadium is a stadium commissioned in 2006 in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Borg El Arab; 25 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the largest stadium in Egypt and the second largest in Africa (after FNB Stadium in Johannesburg) with a capacity of 86,000 and is an all-seater. It is also the 27th largest stadium in the world, and the 9th largest association football stadium in the world. It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway 10 km from Borg El Arab Airport and 15 km from Alexandria's city centre. A running track runs around the pitch, and the ground has four large floodlights. Only one stand is covered by a roof.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Borg El Arab Stadium
The stadium is 145 feddans, is surrounded by a fence which is 3 km long, an internal road network its long is 6 km, a parking lot which could fit 5000 cars and 200 bus beside an airstrip, there are 136 electronic entrances. The main cabin is covered by an umbrella which covers 35% of the stadium total area, and it is considered the biggest umbrella in the Middle East. Its length is 200 m, its dimension is 60 m and its area is 12,000 m2, which is equal to 3 feddans.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Borg El Arab Stadium
The stadium is air-conditioned and that condition includes the clothes chambers, the salons and entrances, also the stadium includes 8 elevators for broadcasters, handicapped, services and important persons. There are 2 sub-stadiums for training and each ground can hold 2000 spectators, includes 2 locker rooms and a stadium for Athletics. The stadium also includes a hotel for 200 guests which is air-conditioned and has a swimming pool, gym and a department building which contains 80 people. The stadium includes a building which contains 300 presses. This building includes cabinets for broadcasters, entrances for emergency, ambulance cars, 39 and cafeterias, 337 bathrooms which classified to 33 bathrooms for women and 8 bathrooms for the handicapped.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Olympique de Radès
The Stade Olympique de Radès is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 60,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games  and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa. The stadium was built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 60,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs determined by the knockout stage draw, which was held on 3 September 2018, 20:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Format
If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Fourth official:Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)Video assistant referee:Bakary Gassama (Gambia)Assistant video assistant referees:El Hadji Samba (Senegal)Djibril Camara (Senegal)


2018 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)Fourth official:Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)Video assistant referee:Bakary Gassama (Gambia)Assistant video assistant referees:El Hadji Samba (Senegal)Djibril Camara (Senegal)


2018 CAF Champions League group stage
The 2018 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 4 May to 28 August 2018. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018 CAF Champions League.


2018 CAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the first round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.


2018 CAF Champions League group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2018 CAF Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2018 CAF Champions League group stage, Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). Effective from the Champions League group stage, weekend matches were played on Fridays and Saturdays while midweek matches were played on Tuesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00 (Saturdays and Tuesdays only), 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage
The 2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 14 September to 9 November 2018. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 CAF Champions League.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Format
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). Effective from the Champions League group stage, weekend matches were played on Fridays and Saturdays while midweek matches were played on Tuesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00 (Saturdays and Tuesdays only), 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 3 September 2018, 20:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Quarter-finals
1–1 on aggregate. 1º de Agosto won on away goals.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.


2018 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The 2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 18 March 2018. A total of 59 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Champions League.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Draw
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Draw
The entry round of the 59 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Format
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 December 2017.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Bracket
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Saint George won on walkover after Al-Salam Wau failed to arrive for the first leg.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 27 winners of the preliminary round, and the 5 teams that received byes to this round.


2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
1–1 on aggregate. 1º de Agosto won 3–2 on penalties.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition  of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup
Raja Casablanca won the title for the first time, defeating AS Vita Club in the final, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 CAF Champions League in the 2019 CAF Super Cup.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup
TP Mazembe were the two-time defending champions, but as they qualified for the 2018 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage, they were not able to defend their title.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament (plus 16 teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
For the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2012–2016 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
The following 54 teams from 42 associations entered the competition.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
Associations are shown according to their 2012–2016 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2018 CAF Champions League entered the play-off round.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). The regulations were modified with an additional draw before the quarter-finals. Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, First round
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 21 April 2018, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses). Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final
The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, the 27th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Confederation Cup title.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Raja Casablanca from Morocco and AS Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by Raja Casablanca at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 25 November 2018, while the second leg was hosted by AS Vita Club at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa on 2 December 2018.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Raja Casablanca won the final 4–3 on aggregate for their second CAF Confederation Cup title. As winners, they earned the right to play in the 2019 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2018 CAF Champions League.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs determined by the knockout stage draw, which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Format
If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Samba (Senegal)Fourth official:Issa Sy (Senegal)


2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)Johannes Moshidi (South Africa)Fourth official:Joshua Bondo (Botswana)


2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 6 May to 29 August 2018. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 21 April 2018, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses). Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 16 September to 2 December 2018. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Format
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 February to 18 April 2018. A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Draw
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Draw
The entry round of the 54 teams entered into the draw is determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Format
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 December 2017.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Bracket
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 22 winners of the preliminary round, and the 10 teams that received byes to this round.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
2–2 on aggregate. Costa do Sol won on away goals.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses):


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.


2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.


2018 CAF Super Cup
The 2018 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.


2018 CAF Super Cup
The match was played between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, the 2017 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Wydad Casablanca at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 24 February 2018.


2018 CAF Super Cup
Wydad Casablanca won the match 1–0 to claim their first CAF Super Cup title.


2018 CAF Super Cup, Format
The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).


2018 CAF Super Cup, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)Fourth official:Gehad Grisha (Egypt)


2018 CAF Super Cup, Prize money
Prize money shared between CAF Champions League winner and CAF Confederations Cup winner in CAF Super Cup are as following :


2018 CAFA U-15 Championship
The 2018 CAFA U15 Championship is the 2nd edition of the CAFA Youth Championship, for men's under-15 national teams; This international football competition is organized by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). The tournament is hosted by Uzbekistan from July 22 to 30, 2018.


2018 CAFA U-15 Championship
It is played on a Round-robin tournament format among the 6 participating teams


2018 CAFA U-15 Championship
Afghanistan was the defending champions. On July 30, 2018, Iran U15 team won its 1st title


2018 CAFA Women's Championship
The 2018 CAFA Women's Championship is the first edition of the CAFA Women's Championship, an association football tournament for women's national teams from the Central Asian Football Association. It is hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and be played between 23 November and 1 December 2018.


2018 CAFA Women's Championship, Teams
All CAFA members but Turkmenistan entered. Afghanistan appeared  with kind of a B-team after several players including the captain refused to sign a contract pre-tournament. Iran U23 team participated in this tournament.


2018 CARIFTA Games
The 2018 CARIFTA Games took place between 31 March and 2 April 2018. The event was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas.


2018 CB
2018 CB is a very bright micro-asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group, less than 20 meters (66 ft) in diameter. It was first observed by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, on 4 February 2018, during its sub-lunar close encounter with Earth.


2018 CB, 2018 flyby
On 9 February 2018, the asteroid passed about 64,500 km (40,100 mi) from Earth, traveling 10 miles per second (16 km/s) relative to Earth and briefly reaching apparent magnitude 13. It was observed by the Goldstone Observatory, which constrained its size to no more than 20 meters.


2018 CB, 2018 flyby
During the flyby its period was changed from 1.48 years to 1.67 years.


2018 CB, 2018 flyby, Flyby gallery
Its path across the sky on February 9th was north to south (30 minute positions shown)


2018 CB, 2018 flyby, Flyby gallery
20 minute timelapse, taken two days before closest approach. The asteroid can be seen near the center of the image, moving towards the lower left. Brightness is inverted (stars appear dark, the sky background appears light).


2018 CB, 2018 flyby, Flyby gallery
2018 CB on February 7th. The image is corrected for the asteroid's motion, so stars appear trailed.


2018 CB, Other flybys
2018 CB's orbit is in Earth's neighborhood, so it frequently makes other close approaches to Earth like the 2018 one, although not usually as close. In 1953 (65 years or 44 orbits earlier), it passed 0.00650 AU (972,000 km; 604,000 mi) from Earth, and in 2090 it will pass between 0.00475 AU (711,000 km; 442,000 mi) and 0.00798 AU (1,194,000 km; 742,000 mi) from Earth.


2018 CB, Other flybys
It also may have passed similarly near Earth in 1914, but the uncertainty in the 1953 approach makes it difficult to determine.


2018 CB, Physical characteristics
2018 CB appears unusually bright for its size, suggesting it is made of brighter materials than the average asteroid.


2018 CBA Playoffs
The 2018 CBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. It began on 3 March 2018. In this season, the playoffs were expanded from 8 teams to 10 teams.


2018 CBA Playoffs, Bracket
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.


2018 CBA Playoffs, Semifinals, (1) Zhejiang Lions vs. (4) Shandong Golden Stars
In the third quarter of game 6, Shandong star Ding Yanyuhang went down with a knee injury. He did not return or play in game 7, leading to his team's loss.


2018 CBR Brave season
The 2018 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 5th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 21 April 2018 to 2 September 2018 for the Brave. CBR finished first in the regular season to clinch their maiden H Newman Reid Trophy. The team set then AIHL records for most wins and points in a season. The Brave completed the double and claimed their first Goodall Cup trophy and the AIHL Championship in Melbourne in September.


2018 CBR Brave season
CBR defeated the Melbourne Mustangs in the first semi-final 5–1 before overcoming the Sydney Bears in the final 4–3 with an overtime winner scored by Trevor Gerling. The Brave became the first Canberra based ice hockey franchise to lift the Goodall Cup and the second Canberra based team overall, following the ACT representative team's victory in 1998. Canberra Brave's Dave and Jayden Lewis became the first father-son duo in Australian Ice Hockey League history to lift the Goodall Cup. American import forward, Trevor Gerling, finished equal top points scorer in the league.


2018 CBR Brave season
Canadian import goaltender, Matt Hewitt, finished top in the league goaltender standings and Australian international, Wahebe Darge, won the AIHL best local player award for 2018. Foundation player, Jordie Gavin who was instrumental in building the CBR Brave following the collapse of the Canberra Knights, retired after the 2018 AIHL final.


2018 CBR Brave season, Transfers
All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2018 AIHL season.


2018 CC
2018 CC is a micro-asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 20 meters (70 ft) in diameter. Its official first observation was made by the Catalina Sky Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, United States, on 4 February 2018. Two days later, the asteroid crossed the orbit of the Moon and made a very close approach to Earth.


2018 CC, Orbit and classification
2018 CC belongs to the Apollo asteroids, which cross the orbit of Earth. Apollo's are the largest group of near-Earth objects with nearly 10 thousand known members. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.84–1.73 AU once every 18 months (531 days; semi-major axis of 1.28 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.35 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic. With an aphelion of 1.73 AU, it is also a Mars-crosser, as it crosses the orbit of the Red Planet at 1.66 AU.


2018 CC, Orbit and classification
The body's observation arc begins with its first recorded observation by Pan-STARRS on 20 January 2018.


2018 CC, Orbit and classification, Close approaches
The object has a low minimum orbital intersection distance with Earth of 29,900 km (0.0002 AU), which corresponds to 0.078 lunar distances (LD). On 8 February 2034, it will approach Earth to a distance of 0.0212 AU (3,170,000 km; 1,970,000 mi) or 8.2 LD.


2018 CC, Orbit and classification, Close approaches, 2018 flyby
On 6 February 2018, it passed at a nominal distance of 0.0012640 AU (189,000 km; 117,000 mi) from Earth (0.49 LD). One hour earlier, it passed the Moon at 577,000 km (0.0038564 AU).


2018 CC, Physical characteristics
The body's physical parameter remain largely unknown. Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, and for an absolute magnitude of 26.541, the asteroid measures 15 and 40 meters in diameter, assuming a carbonaceous and stony albedo of 0.057 and 0.20, respectively. No rotational lightcurve has been obtained from photometric observations, and no rotation period, shape or pole has been determined.


2018 CC, Naming
As of 2018, this minor planet has not been numbered or named.


2018 CDMX Open
The 2018 CDMX Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mexico City, Mexico between 9 and 15 April 2018.


2018 CDMX Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 CDMX Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2018 CDMX Open – Doubles
Yannick Hanfmann and Kevin Krawietz won the title after defeating Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Mara 6–2, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2018 CDMX Open – Singles
Juan Ignacio Londero won the title after defeating Roberto Quiroz 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship
The 2018 CECAFA U17 Championship was the 3rd CECAFA U-17 Championship organized by CECAFA (Council of East and Central Africa Football Association)


2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship, Officials
On 6 April 2018, CECAFA released the list of 7 referees and 8 assistant referees.


2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship, Group stage, Group B
Zanzibar team was removed from the tournament for fielding over age players.


2018 CECAFA U-17 Championship, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.


2018 CF2
2018 CF2 is a micro-asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group on an eccentric orbit with has an estimated 4–15 meters (10–50 ft). It was first observed on 7 February 2018, by astronomers of the Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, United States. The discovery occurred the day after its sub-lunar passage as it approached the Earth from a sunward direction, and this flyby altered the asteroid's orbit slightly.


2018 CF2, Orbit and classification
2018 CF2 belongs to the Apollo asteroids, the largest group of near-Earth objects with nearly 10 thousand known members, which cross the orbit of Earth.


2018 CF2, Orbit and classification
Based on a high uncertainty, it orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.91–2.77 AU once every 2 years and 6 months (910 days; semi-major axis of 1.84 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.51 and an inclination of 16° with respect to the ecliptic. With an aphelion of 2.77 AU, it is also a Mars-crosser, as it crosses the orbit of the Red Planet at 1.666 AU. The body's observation arc begins at Mount Lemmon with its first observation on 7 February 2018.


2018 CF2, Orbit and classification, 2018 flyby
On 6 February 2018, 18:45 UTC, the day before its first observation, it had a flyby with the Earth at a nominal distance of 0.25 lunar distances (LD). Its next close approach to Earth is projected to occur on 23 January 2023, at 0.111 AU (43 LD). After the 2018-passage, the body's minimum orbital intersection distance with Earth increased to 0.30 LD (0.00077 AU).


2018 CF2, Physical characteristics
The Minor Planet Center estimates a diameter of 4–15 meters (10–50 ft). Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion using an absolute magnitude of 28.036, the body measures between 7 and 14 meters in diameter for an assumed albedo of 0.057 and 0.20, which represent typical values for carbonaceous and stony asteroids, respectively.


2018 CF2, Physical characteristics
As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of 2018 CF2 has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.


2018 CFL Draft
The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. Sixty-nine players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.


2018 CFL Draft
The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. The production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which includes Duane Forde, Dave Naylor, Davis Sanchez, and Justin Dunk. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was at the TSN studios to announce the picks for the first two rounds.


2018 CFL Draft, Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.


2018 CFL season
The 2018 Canadian Football League season was the 65th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 61st season of the league. Edmonton hosted the 106th Grey Cup on November 25, 2018. The CFL announced that this season will move to a 21-week regular season (previously a 20-week season) to increase player rest time and reduce short turnaround-times for games. Given the change, the regular season began on June 14, 2018, one week earlier than usual, and concluded on November 3, 2018.


2018 CFL season, CFL News in 2018, Salary cap
According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2018 salary cap will be set at $5,200,000 (average of $113,043 per active roster spot). As per the agreement, the cap is fixed and will not vary with league revenue performance. The minimum player salary is $54,000. This will be the last season under the current CBA with this deal expiring May 15, 2019 or the first day of the 2019 training camp, whichever comes first.


2018 CFL season, CFL News in 2018, Free agency
The 2018 free agency period began on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 12pm EST. All players eligible for free agency are unrestricted free agents, as is customary in the league.


2018 CFL season, CFL News in 2018, New ball
On March 19, 2018, the CFL announced that it would introduce a new football for the 2018 season. The new ball, produced by Wilson Sporting Goods, matches the specifications of the ball used in the National Football League and uses the "slightly harder" Horween leather used in that league, but with the CFL's laces and its characteristic white striping.


2018 CFL season, CFL News in 2018, CFL Week
Following the success of the week-long league and prospect showcase in March 2017, the league announced on September 9, 2017 that Mark's CFL Week would return and would be hosted by Winnipeg. The event took place from Thursday March 22 to Sunday March 25, 2018, and was highlighted by the CFL National Combine: In which, 52 2018 CFL Draft eligible prospects competed. The festivities were held at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. Similar to last year's installment, over 50 current players attended for fan engagement and media photo shoots. The 2018 Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees (Scott Flory, Barron Miles, Tommy Hugo, Hank Ilesic, Brent Johnson, Frank Cosentino, and Paul Brule) were announced during a gala and the CFL Rules and Competition Committee meetings were held.