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Ugandan team headed to World Series
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - A youth baseball team from Uganda will be the first from the continent of Africa to compete in the Little League World Series.
The Rev. John Foundation Little League team from Kampala won the Middle East and Africa region on Saturday, beating Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 6-4. The Saudi team had won the region for the last 11 years.
Kampala beat squads from Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and South Africa in the regional tourney. The five-team, four-day tournament was played at the Little League Baseball European Leadership Training Center in Kutno, Poland.
Kampala will play the Canadian champion on Aug. 19 in the first round in South Williamsport, Pa.
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