Forty players participated in the first event. More tryouts are to be scheduled every other week.

South Africa became the third qualified nation for the Softball World Cup in New Zealand. Europe's Czech Republic and Denmark were the first nations to earn berths into the top men’s softball tournament in the world.

“We want to qualify for the World Cup and ensure that we bring a medal from there this time around,” said Tebogo Johannes, Botswana’s team leader.

He was elected unanimously on 28 January, during the first meeting of the Executive Board chaired by Mehrez Boussayene.

Ben Serunkuma and Umar Male are the first Ugandan-born players to sign a professional baseball contract with an MLB club. Uganda is No. 43 in WBSC Men's Baseball World Rankings, the second African country in the rankings after No. 26 South Africa.

"You can play it anywhere," commented Americo Juma, the South African Baseball Union Baseball5 commissioner. "It supports social cohesion and promotes women in sports."

A total of 18 players, 8 girls and 10 boys, took the field in the Governorate of Nabeul.

Jlajla is currently serving as the President of the Tunisian Baseball and Softball Federation and the African Baseball Softball Association

It is the first time the three disciplines have been showcased at a single location in Egypt.

The national teams and U-23 sides of Uganda and Kenya took part in the three-game series.