Baseball5 African Championship

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Baseball5 African Championship
SportBaseball5
Founded2022
No. of teams8
ContinentAfrica
Most recent
champion
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (1st title)
Most titlesFile:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1 title)
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (1 title)
Current sports event 2024 Baseball5 African Championship

The Baseball5 African Championship is the main Baseball5 tournament in Africa, governed by WBSC Africa. The winners and runners-up qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup.

History

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The inaugural tournament of the Baseball5 African Championship was held from 23 to 26 May 2022, in the Tanzania National Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with ten national teams taking part.[1] South Africa won the championship defeating Kenya in the final 2 sets to 0; both teams qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City.[2][3]

The second edition of the championship was held in Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte in Praia, Cape Verde. Tunisia won the tournament defeating South Africa 2 sets to 0 in the championship game. Both teams qualified for the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup.[4]

Results

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Year Host Final Third place game
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2022
Details
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
File:Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2–0 File:Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
2–0 File:Flag of Uganda.svg
Uganda
2024
Details
Cape Verde
Praia
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
2–0 File:Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg
Cape Verde
2–0 File:Flag of Tanzania.svg
Tanzania

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa1102
2File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia1012
3File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya0101
4File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Participating teams

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Teams Tanzania
2022
Cape Verde
2024
Years
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 8th 1
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 3rd 1
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 10th 1
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 7th 1
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2nd 1
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1st 2nd 2
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 5th 4th 2
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 3rd 1st 2
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 4th 1
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 6th 1
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 9th 1
Total 10 4

See also

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References

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