Ugandan Baseball Team Sets Example for the Continent

Africa has been encouraged to follow footsteps of the country's baseball team which captured the attention of the sporting world in the U.S. after being the first from Africa to compete in the Little League World Series.

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    Baseball in Uganda, July 2011

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    For the first time in the 65-year history of the Little League Baseball World Series, in which young people compete against one another in the United States, a team from Africa will be in the field. see more »

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