AFRICA BASEBALL & SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION

Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

ANOCA Press Release

 100 days to the effective kick off of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Intendant General Lassana Palenfo, addressed the entire Continental Olympic family, a declaration in which he sought to mobilise the major stakeholders of the African Olympic and Sporting movement to ensure that the continent is fully prepared for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

With the completion of the 2011 summer tournament schedule, the IBAF World Rankings have been amended to reflect the current positioning of nations within the IBAF baseball world.

Cuba remains at the top of the rankings, along with the United States, Korea and Japan demonstrating the top 4 nations are indeed still playing great baseball. The Netherlands, after the momentous 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup victory moved into the top 5, while Canada, Chinese Taipei , Venezuela, Puerto Rico round out the top 10.