African Esports Championships 24 (AEC24)

South Africa's Protea Female Counter Strike Team in the plush Sofitel Hotel in Casablanca.

Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Protea Esports Team is safely in Casablanca, Morocco to do battle against the best in Africa to win berths in International Esports Federation's (IESF) World Esports Championships to be held in Riyadh later this year.

AEC24 kicked off with a grand opening ceremony on August 16th at the Complexe Sportif Mohammed V setting the tone for what promises to be an unforgettable event. Over 180 athletes from 17 countries are present to showcase their skills across three game titles in five competitions: CS2 Open, CS2 Women, MLBB Open, MLBB Women, and Dota 2.

Esports has been growing at an incredible pace worldwide, and now it’s Africa’s time to shine on the world stage. AEC24 marks a historic milestone as Africa’s first offline Esports championship, run by IESF as the first was run by CAES in 2008, which adds even more to the excitement. It will showcase the region's Esports growth, talent, and passion, offering a glimpse into the promising future of Esports on the continent. 

MSSA has sent 21 Protea Esports athletes to AEC24, and it is the biggest esports team to ever left South African shores to do do battle for South Africa, for honour, pride, and just a little bit of prize money....

The Protea Team, staying in the very swanky Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche, are:

	Name	Nick
National Team Manager	Johan van Breda
Counter Strike - Female	Jessica Eleez Greeff (c)	ihatejess
	Avonique Van Rooyen	avo
	Megan van der Westhuizen	M3gz
	Kayhla Rose Calder	KayC
	Christin Brazier	2SSB
Counter Strike - Open	Shannon Corran (c)	aw3some
	Robert Butler	uDEADSHOT
	Aidan Vorster	.exe
	Tristan Fuller	Tristanxa
	Adam Schultz	Slash
Mobile Legends Bang Bang	Matthew Tatalias	Twinkerbell -
	Shaden Dre Shabalala	| OʜMʏKusey
	Preshan Pillay	Virus
	Mohammad Azhar Ansari	Doofenshmirts
	Luke Green	Gambit
PUBGM	Richard Henry	Reverb
	Sulaimaan Musthan	Sully
	Kyle Dudey Gorridon	sixgod
	Muhammad Shaahid Muhammad	Momo

Additional reading:

• 2024 Calendar of Events
• AEC - African Esports Championships 24 (AEC24)
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - School
• Events: 5th KWAZULU NATAL Online Championships to be held on 27 July 2024.
• Hosting official Regional Championships.
• IESF: IESF announces game titles for 16th World Esports Championships to be held in 2024.
• IESF: MSSA confirms its entry to WEC24
• IESF: Results of friendly against Belarus.
• National Team Trials: 2024 ROAD TO RIYADH - Two qualifying events left
• National Team Trials - Age restrictions
• National Team Trials: Ensuring every athlete achieves their dreams.
• National Team - Female Qualifiers
• National Team - Junior Qualifiers
• National Team - National Team Trials - 10 August 2024
• National Team: Onward and upward
• National Team - Open Qualifiers
• Office Bearers: Volunteer for a Provincial Directorship
• Office Bearers: Do you want to be a Regional Director?
• Results: 2024 Western Cape Online Championships - 17 February 2024.
• Results: 5th FREE STATE Online Championships held on 3 August 2024.
• Results: 5th GAUTENG Online Championships held on 18 May 2024.  
• Results: Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools - 27 April 2024
• Results: Online Championships to be held on 4 May 2024.
• Results: Team ATK Oshun excels at 2024 Online Championships held on 13 April 2024 
• Sportsmanship awards - Je'nielle Cavanagh takes the award
• Sportsmanship awards: Ridah Hendricks take Western Cape Sportsmanship title
• Student Games: Superb Sochi
• Team Trials: To qualify for National Team Trials to represent South Africa.
• Titles: Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2024 High School Championships.