2024 Baseball5 African Championship

2024 Baseball5 African Championship
Tournament details
CountryCape Verde
Dates5–8 February
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Cape Verde
Fourth place Tanzania
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2025 →

The 2024 Baseball5 African Championship was the second edition of the Baseball5 African Championship, a Baseball5 tournament organized by WBSC Africa. The championship was held from 5 to 8 February 2024, in the Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte in Praia, Cape Verde and was contested between four national teams.

Tunisia won the tournament, defeating previous winners South Africa in the final game 2 sets to 0. Hosts Cape Verde claimed the bronze medal, defeating Tanzania 2 sets to 0 in the bronze medal game.

Venue

Cape Verde Praia
Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte
Capacity: 8,000

Opening round

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Tunisia 6 5 1 .833 — Advance to Knockout stage
2  South Africa 6 5 1 .833 —
3  Cape Verde 6 2 4 .333 3
4  Tanzania 6 0 6 .000 5
Source: WBSC Africa

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
        
 Tunisia 11 2
 Tanzania 2 0
 Tunisia 5 7
 South Africa 1 6
 South Africa 4 5
 Cape Verde 2 3 Bronze medal game
 Tanzania 2 3
 Cape Verde 4 5

Final standings

Pos Team W L Qualification
 Tunisia71 Qualified for
2024 Baseball5 World Cup
 South Africa62
 Cape Verde35
4 Tanzania07

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball5 African Championship opens in Cape Verde". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Baseball5 WBSC Africa Championships: Dates Announced". South African Baseball. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cidade da Praia foi escolhida para receber as eliminatórias Africanas de Baseball5". A Nação – Jornal Independente (in European Portuguese). 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Tunisia win Baseball5 African Championship, qualify for II WBSC Baseball5 World Cup with runner up South Africa". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.