25/11/2020 2 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Burkina Faso aiming for new stadium and Africa's first-ever pro baseball league

The French-speaking West African nation started playing baseball in 1993 and became the West African champion in 2019. The goal for the next four years is building a venue dedicated to baseball and softball, and establish the continent's first professional baseball league.

30/10/2020 1 Minute Read

Africa: Baseball, softball rebirth in Burkina Faso, strong National Team planned under new leader Sibore

"We need everybody to come together to make this term successful," said Burkina Faso's new baseball and softball president, Ibrahima Sibore, who plans to launch high school and college competitions in collaboration with the government.

01/10/2020 1 Minute Read

WBSC confirms new dates for inaugural U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru

The new U-18 youth world cup, which rebrands the WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Championship, has been rescheduled for 27 March to 4 April 2021 in the Peruvian capital.

29/09/2020 1 Minute Read

Africa: Softball season cancelled in Botswana, restarts January 2021

The Botswana Softball Association (BSA) has taken a decision to cancel the 2019-2020 BoFiNeT softball season due to the pandemic.

17/09/2020 1 Minute Read

Softball South Africa: Players, teams to return to action in October

Softball South Africa Compliance officers will be trained to ensure that all softball teams, players and fields in the nation are ready to start with practice sessions and games this month.

15/09/2020 1 Minute Read

Growing the game in Africa: Online Baseball5 training course targets coaches in Egypt

A total of 27 coaches from Egypt participated in the three-day online seminar, boosting Baseball5 development in the country.

02/09/2020 1 Minute Read

Africa: Tunisian Baseball5 National Team opens camp

A total of 25 players will train under head coach Chedli Mokrani and his staff through Saturday, 5 September.

31/08/2020 1 Minute Read

Alexandria hosts first Baseball5 national event in Egypt

Giza won the men's tournament, while Cairo claimed first place in the women's. The tournament was preceded by five years of training and development courses and tournaments.

28/08/2020 1 Minute Read

Baseball5 National Championship on the go in Tunisia

A total of 12 teams from four zones are participating. The finals will begin on 6 September.

18/08/2020 1 Minute Read

Sporting Club Ben Arous wins Baseball5 Beach Tournament in Tunisia

The six-team competition was played on 13 August. "We saw a lot of dedication, we awarded every participant," commented National Federation President Saber Jlajla.