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.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Dates | 5–8 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Cape Verde |
| Fourth place |  Tanzania |
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.[3]
Venue
edit| Praia
|
|---|
| Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte |
| Capacity: 8,000 |
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Opening round
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tunisia |
7 | 1 | Qualified for 2024 Baseball5 World Cup |
 |
South Africa |
6 | 2 | |
 |
Cape Verde |
3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Tanzania |
0 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Baseball5 African Championship opens in Cape Verde". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Baseball5 WBSC Africa Championships: Dates Announced". sabaseball.co.za. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Tunisia win Baseball5 African Championship, qualify for II WBSC Baseball5 World Cup with runner up South Africa". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.