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FuzzyRussianHat · 05-07-2026, 07:19 AM

The 67^th West African Championship had Libreville looking for the three-peat, which had only been done in WAB by Kano in 1997-99 and again in 2001-03 with that epic dynasty. Several other teams had gotten three in four or five years. Libreville was shooting for a fourth crown, having also won in 2035. Nouakchott’s only WAB title was way back in 1984.

Unlike their recent titles, Libreville wasn’t the top seed in 2041. The Night Riders were, but both teams had a 97-65 record. The Lakers had swept Nouakchott in the regular season, thus Libreville had home field advantage. They used it to open with 10-5 and 7-3 wins. The Night Riders couldn’t get any momentum even at home, as the Lakers won the next two by 11-2 and 7-0 margins for the first finals sweep since 2028.

SS Oumar Sibide was finals MVP for the second time in three years, going 8-18 with a homer and six RBI. He hit for the cycle in game four, which was the second-ever cycle in the WAB finals. The 31-year old Malian was in his tenth year as a Laker to earn his fourth ring. In 14 playoff starts, Sidibe had 21 hits, 8 runs, 5 doubles, 4 homers, 16 RBI, 1.040 OPS, 170 wRC+, and 0.6 WAR.

Libreville manager Henrik Lessert retired at age 65, becoming the second WAB manager with 4+ rings. Ahead of him was Geandris Frias, who won seven with Kano’s 1997-2005 dynasty run. The easygoing American Lessert played only 274 pro games as a journeyman outfielder. He became Abidjan’s bench coach from 2018-28, helping them to the 2022 WAB title.

Lessert took over the Lakers in 2031, who were in a dire place with back-to-back 100+ loss seasons before his arrive. He started their dynasty with a 1069-713 record, .600 win percentage, eight playoff trips, five EL pennants, and four WAB crowns. Lessert has the second-best win percentage among WAB’s managers with 1000+ career victories.

Other notes: Five-time MVP Junior Jose struggled to -0.7 WAR and 82 wRC+ in his 19^th and final season with Dakar. However, he finished with 2006 runs, the 7^th in WAB and one of 47 in world history to crack 2000. The Mozambican 3B ended with 3230 hits, 588 doubles, 928 home runs, 2330 RBI, .308/.372/.636 slash, 1.008 OPS, 150 wRC+, and 121.2 WAR.

On the WAB leaderboard, Jose retires 11^th in hits, 3^rd in homers, 4^th in RBI, and 3^rd in WAR among position players. On the world leaderboard, Jose ends 25^th in homers and 20^th in RBI. Among world Hall of Famers and retired locks, Jose is tied for 38^th in slugging percentage and is 46^th in OPS. He’s one of only 60 guys in that group ending with an OPS above one, cementing his place as one of WAB’s all-time legends.

Lome’s Alexis Konate had a 38-game hitting streak in the summer, which is tied for the 5^th-longest in WAB history. It is one of only 30 streaks in world history of 38+ games. In other milestones, Emmanuel Marshall became the 11^th to 700 home runs. The 500 homer club grew to 39 members with Ekoe Noumonvi, Ram Lengani, and Leonard de Sousa joining.

36 guys now have 1500+ RBI with Marshall, Lengani, and de Sousa all reaching it. Additionally, de Sousa was the 53^rd to 2500 hits. Lengani got his 10^th straight Silver Slugger at 2B, one of only five to have 10+ Sluggers in WAB. He’s tied with Bright Abubakar among second basemen. Marshall won his 9^th Silver Slugger in RF and Oumar Sidibe got his 7^th at SS.

Fuwad Mohammed was the 32^nd pitcher to 3000 strikeouts and Sylvain Zinsou was the 3^rd to 300 saves. C Chuck Koffie won his 10^th Gold Glove. He’s one of six at any position with 10+ GGs in WAB and has the most among catchers. CF Samba Boucher won his 7^th consecutive Gold Glove.

05-07-2026, 07:19 AM	#2844
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,491	2041 West African Championship The 67^th West African Championship had Libreville looking for the three-peat, which had only been done in WAB by Kano in 1997-99 and again in 2001-03 with that epic dynasty. Several other teams had gotten three in four or five years. Libreville was shooting for a fourth crown, having also won in 2035. Nouakchott’s only WAB title was way back in 1984. Unlike their recent titles, Libreville wasn’t the top seed in 2041. The Night Riders were, but both teams had a 97-65 record. The Lakers had swept Nouakchott in the regular season, thus Libreville had home field advantage. They used it to open with 10-5 and 7-3 wins. The Night Riders couldn’t get any momentum even at home, as the Lakers won the next two by 11-2 and 7-0 margins for the first finals sweep since 2028. SS Oumar Sibide was finals MVP for the second time in three years, going 8-18 with a homer and six RBI. He hit for the cycle in game four, which was the second-ever cycle in the WAB finals. The 31-year old Malian was in his tenth year as a Laker to earn his fourth ring. In 14 playoff starts, Sidibe had 21 hits, 8 runs, 5 doubles, 4 homers, 16 RBI, 1.040 OPS, 170 wRC+, and 0.6 WAR. Libreville manager Henrik Lessert retired at age 65, becoming the second WAB manager with 4+ rings. Ahead of him was Geandris Frias, who won seven with Kano’s 1997-2005 dynasty run. The easygoing American Lessert played only 274 pro games as a journeyman outfielder. He became Abidjan’s bench coach from 2018-28, helping them to the 2022 WAB title. Lessert took over the Lakers in 2031, who were in a dire place with back-to-back 100+ loss seasons before his arrive. He started their dynasty with a 1069-713 record, .600 win percentage, eight playoff trips, five EL pennants, and four WAB crowns. Lessert has the second-best win percentage among WAB’s managers with 1000+ career victories. Other notes: Five-time MVP Junior Jose struggled to -0.7 WAR and 82 wRC+ in his 19^th and final season with Dakar. However, he finished with 2006 runs, the 7^th in WAB and one of 47 in world history to crack 2000. The Mozambican 3B ended with 3230 hits, 588 doubles, 928 home runs, 2330 RBI, .308/.372/.636 slash, 1.008 OPS, 150 wRC+, and 121.2 WAR. On the WAB leaderboard, Jose retires 11^th in hits, 3^rd in homers, 4^th in RBI, and 3^rd in WAR among position players. On the world leaderboard, Jose ends 25^th in homers and 20^th in RBI. Among world Hall of Famers and retired locks, Jose is tied for 38^th in slugging percentage and is 46^th in OPS. He’s one of only 60 guys in that group ending with an OPS above one, cementing his place as one of WAB’s all-time legends. Lome’s Alexis Konate had a 38-game hitting streak in the summer, which is tied for the 5^th-longest in WAB history. It is one of only 30 streaks in world history of 38+ games. In other milestones, Emmanuel Marshall became the 11^th to 700 home runs. The 500 homer club grew to 39 members with Ekoe Noumonvi, Ram Lengani, and Leonard de Sousa joining. 36 guys now have 1500+ RBI with Marshall, Lengani, and de Sousa all reaching it. Additionally, de Sousa was the 53^rd to 2500 hits. Lengani got his 10^th straight Silver Slugger at 2B, one of only five to have 10+ Sluggers in WAB. He’s tied with Bright Abubakar among second basemen. Marshall won his 9^th Silver Slugger in RF and Oumar Sidibe got his 7^th at SS. Fuwad Mohammed was the 32^nd pitcher to 3000 strikeouts and Sylvain Zinsou was the 3^rd to 300 saves. C Chuck Koffie won his 10^th Gold Glove. He’s one of six at any position with 10+ GGs in WAB and has the most among catchers. CF Samba Boucher won his 7^th consecutive Gold Glove. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)