African Sports Monthly Vol I. Issue I. January 2018 | Page 13
African Sports Monthly’s
KEY GLOBAL & AFRICAN
SPORTING EVENTS FOR 2018
Soccer: 2018 CAF’s African Nations Championship – Morocco 13 th January – 4 th February 2018
Tennis: Australian Open - Melbourne Park 15-28 January
Grid Iron/Football: Super Bowl– Minneapolis, Minnesota Feb 4th
Winter Olympics: Pyeongchang, South Korea 9-25 February
Athletics: Commonwealth Games – Australia 4 – 15 April
Athletics: London Marathon – London April 22 nd
Triathlon: Standard Bank Ironman African Championships – Nelson Mandela Bay – April 15 th
Tennis: French Open – Paris France, May 27 th – June 10 th
Basketball: NBA Finals – USA/Canada – June
Golf: US Open – Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, New York USA June 14 th – 17 th
Tennis: Wimbledon – London UK Jul 2 nd
Football: FIFA World Cup – Russia – June 14 th – July 15 th
Athletics: IAAF World Under 20 Championships – Helsinki Finland Jul 10 th – 15 th
Golf: British Open - Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland – Jul 19 th - 22 nd
Rugby: Rugby World Cup Sevens - San Francisco U.S.A Jul 20 – 22
Cycling: Tour de’ France – Starts at Noirmoutier-en-l’Île Jul 7 th – 29 th
Hockey(Field): Women’s World Cup – Olympic Park, London, England Jul 21 st – Aug 5 th
Athletics: 21st Edition of the Senior African Athletics Championships – Asaba, Nigeria 1st – 5th
August
Tennis: US Open – New York USA August 27 th
Volleyball: Men's Volleyball World Championship Sep 9 th -30 th – Bulgaria & Italy
Volleyball: Women’s Volleyball World Championships - Sep 30 th – October 20 th – Japan
Youth Olympics Games – Multi Sports – Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 6 th – 18 th