Baseball at the 2003 All-Africa Games

2003 All Africa Games Baseball Tournament

Tournament details
Country	Nigeria
Dates	7–14 October 2003
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Nigeria
Third place	Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Games played	50
←  1999

The 2003 All Africa Games Baseball Tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria from 7 to 14 October as part of the program of the 2003 All-Africa Games. It was contested by five national teams: Nigeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe; Cameroon was scheduled to participate but withdrew. This was the second and, as of 2025, last time that baseball was featured in the African Games. ^[1]

South Africa won the gold medal after defeating hosts Nigeria in the final game 15–0. Zimbabwe claimed the bronze medal after defeating Uganda 17–4 in the third place match. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

As African champions, South Africa faced Australia in the Africa–Oceania playoff to determine what team would qualify to the 2004 Summer Olympics. They lost 1–8, 4–6 and 1–13 in the best of five games series against Australia, failing to advance to the Olympics. ^{[4] [5]}

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's baseball	South Africa	Nigeria	Zimbabwe

First round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	4	0	45	5	+40	1.000	—	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Nigeria (H)	4	3	1	51	14	+37	.750	1
3	Zimbabwe	4	2	2	20	19	+1	.500	2
4	Uganda	4	1	3	22	40	−18	.250	3
5	Lesotho	4	0	4	14	74	−60	.000	4

Source: International Baseball Federation
(H) Hosts

7 October 2003 11:30 (UTC+1)	Uganda	14 – 9	Lesotho	Abuja, Nigeria

7 October 2003 15:00 (UTC+1)	Zimbabwe	0 – 10	Nigeria	Abuja, Nigeria

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8 October 2003 8:00 (UTC+1)	Nigeria	15 – 4	Uganda	Abuja, Nigeria

8 October 2003 15:00 (UTC+1)	Zimbabwe	1 – 5	South Africa	Abuja, Nigeria

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9 October 2003 8:00 (UTC+1)	Lesotho	0 – 13	Zimbabwe	Abuja, Nigeria

9 October 2003 11:30 (UTC+1)	South Africa	6 – 3	Nigeria	Abuja, Nigeria

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10 October 2003 8:00 (UTC+1)	South Africa	24 – 1	Lesotho	Abuja, Nigeria

10 October 2003 11:30 (UTC+1)	Zimbabwe	6 – 4	Uganda	Abuja, Nigeria

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11 October 2003 11:30 (UTC+1)	Uganda	0 – 10	South Africa	Abuja, Nigeria

11 October 2003 15:00 (UTC+1)	Nigeria	23 – 4	Lesotho	Abuja, Nigeria

Knockout stage

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	South Africa	7
	4	Uganda	1
						1	South Africa	15
						2	Nigeria	0
	2	Nigeria	6
	3	Zimbabwe	2			Third place
						4	Uganda	4
						3	Zimbabwe	17

Final standings

Pos	Team	W	L
	South Africa	6	0
	Nigeria	4	2
	Zimbabwe	3	3
4	Uganda	1	5
5	Lesotho	0	4

Leaders

All-Africa Games leaders ^[1]

Stat	Player
Leading Hitter	Jimmy Kolanole
Best ERA	Michael Ogwuche
Most Runs Batted In	Michael Ogwuche
Most Stolen Bases	Allan Otim
Most Runs Scored	Jimmy Kolanole

References

1. "International Baseball Federation – All Africa Games Baseball Tournament". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 20 December 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
2. "History of Baseball in Nigeria". Baseball in Nigeria. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
3. "Baseball Sports in Nigeria - Hall of Fame". Baseball in Nigeria. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
4. "Olympic Baseball Tournament". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 12 June 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
5. "Australian Baseball Annual Report 2003-2004" (PDF). baseball.com.au. p. 35–37. Retrieved 13 May 2025.