South Africa start favourite as WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup Africa Qualifier begins in Kenya

World No. 63 Kenya is hosting the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026 Africa Qualifier at the Nairobi Baseball Field of Dreams from December 5 to 7.

No. 23 South Africa start as favourites to win the four-team tournament and claim the one Africa ticket to the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026, with No. 55 Uganda and South Sudan, which is competing at the international level for the first time, also participating.

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The Nairobi Field of Dreams is a baseball and softball complex located at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). It is the first of its kind in Kenya, a community-built project of the If We Build It Organisation, and serves as a hub for both local leagues and international competitions. The facility is expanding to include multiple fields to host more games simultaneously.

The WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026

Eight teams have already qualified for the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026:

• No. 18 Germany and No. 16 Czechia qualified through the U-15 European Championship
• No. 2 Chinese Taipei and No. 1 Japan qualified through the XII BFA U-15 Asian Championship
• No. 5 Venezuela won the South American Qualifier
• No. 9 Cuba won the WBSC Americas Caribbean Qualifier.
• No. 3 USA swept the WBSC Americas Central and North American Qualifier.
• No. 11 Australia won the WBSC Oceania Qualifier at the Dededo Sports Complex in Macheche, Guam, undefeated.

WBSC Americas will announce two more teams, and a wild card will complete the field of 12 teams for the VII WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup.