According to an announcement from South Africa Baseball, there will an African Baseball Championship in July. Thus far, the WBSC has yet to release any statement on the tournament, nor is any host known. The last tournament to decide an African champion was 2019, with the winner, South Africa, then qualifying for the 2020 Europe-Africa Olympic Qualification Tournament in Italy. Five other African Championships have been contested (1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007), while baseball has been played at two All-Africa Games (1999, 2003). South Africa has won all eight events.
South Africa announced an Elite Training Squad (ETS) for 2026 competitions. The press release [link] noted, “Many of these players have played together since childhood, building strong connections within the national system, while the ETS continues to provide opportunity for new players to break into the senior setup through performances at national level.“
The Senior Men’s ETS Squad includes Robert Ackermann, Brandon Bleeker, Brandon Bouillon, Jason Carelse, Keenan Clarke, Kevin Costigan, Vince Deyzel, Matthew Diedericks, Rowan Ebersohn, Jared Elario, Dayle Feldtman, Dean Jacobs, Jesse Johnson, Damon King, Trystan Mills, Tyrone Milne, Victor Ngoepe, Dylan O’Brien, Yahya Patel, Damian Perkins, Jonathan Philips, Tyler Smith, Lloyd Stevens, William Thomason, Joshua Wentzel and Jaryd White.