2022 Baseball5 African Championship

The 2022 Baseball5 African Championship was the first edition of the Baseball5 African Championship, a Baseball5 tournament organized by WBSC Africa. The championship was held from 23 to 26 May 2022, in the Tanzania National Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and was contested between ten national teams.[1][2]

2022 Baseball5 African Championship
Tournament details
CountryTanzania
Dates23–26 May
Teams10
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Kenya
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Uganda
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South Africa won the tournament, defeating Kenya in the final 2 matches to 0. Tunisia finished third beating Uganda 2 matches to 0 in the bronze medal game.[3]

South Africa and Kenya automatically qualified to the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City, while Tunisia was given a wild card spot in the world tournament by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.[4]

Round robin

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPCTGBQualification
1  South Africa4401.000Advance to Knockout stage
2  Uganda431.7501
3  Tunisia422.5002
4  Ghana413.2503
5  Zimbabwe404.0004
Source: WBSC Africa

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPCTGBQualification
1  Kenya4401.000Advance to Knockout stage
2  Tanzania (H)431.7501
3  Zambia422.5002
4  Burkina Faso413.2503
5  Egypt404.0004
Source: WBSC Africa
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Quarter finalsSemifinalsFinal
      
 Burkina Faso0
 South Africa2
 South Africa2
 Tunisia1
 Tunisia2
 Tanzania1
 South Africa2
 Kenya0
 Ghana0
 Kenya2
 Kenya2Bronze medal game
 Uganda0
 Zambia0  Uganda0
 Uganda2  Tunisia2

Final standings

PosTeamWLQualification
 South Africa70Qualified for
2022 Baseball5 World Cup
 Kenya61
 Tunisia43
4  Uganda43
5  Tanzania32
6  Zambia23
7  Ghana14
8  Burkina Faso14
9  Zimbabwe14
10  Egypt05

References