Baseball5 African Championship
| Sport | Baseball5 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Most recent champion | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (1st title) |
| Most titles | File: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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating teams
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]- Baseball5 World Cup
- Youth Baseball5 World Cup
- Baseball5 Asia Cup
- Baseball5 European Championship
- Baseball5 Pan American Championship
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