02/12/2021 1 Minute Read

Africa: Senegal launches '50,000 Baseball5 Members' campaign to grow the sport ahead of hosting 2026 Youth Olympic Games

The first event was on 27 November in the town of Yoff. The goal is to make the most of the Senegalese people familiar with the five-on-five version of baseball/softball within the Youth Olympic Games 2026.

29/11/2021 1 Minute Read

WBSC First Vice President Beatrice Allen is the new president of the Gambia Olympic Committee

"I'm excited about having the opportunity to help grow Gambia's stature in the international sporting world by improving the sharing of knowledge and expertise," she commented.

25/10/2021 2 Minute Read

WBSC partners with ANOCA, Olympafrica to promote baseball, softball, Baseball5 on the African continent

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari, ANOCA President Mustapha Berraf (pictured signing with President Fraccari) and Olympafrica Foundation CEO Alassane Diack signed an MOU today in Crete, Greece. ASOIF President Francesco Ricci Bitti and ANOCA Secretary General Ahmed Abu Elgasim were also in attendance.

19/10/2021 1 Minute Read

Ernest Denso elected new president of Ghana Baseball and Softball Federation

Danso will replace Albert Frimpong, the founder and past president of the federation who stepped down after over three decades of promoting and developing the sports in Ghana.