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The Africa Cup Baseball Championship is the main international baseball competition in Africa. The Africa Cup Baseball Championship has not been played with the frequency, regularity or history of the European Championship, Asian Championship or South American Championship. Instead, it has been more irregular, like the Oceania Championship.
| Year | Final Host | Medalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||||
| 1992 |  Harare |  South Africa |  Zimbabwe |  Nigeria | |||
| 2001 |  Kampala | South Africa | Nigeria |  Uganda | |||
| 2019 details |  Johannesburg | South Africa | Uganda | Zimbabwe | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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