Protea DotA 2 Team to represent South Africa in GEG25 qualifiers - Saturday, 7 February 2026

Matthew Raubach (Captain of the Protea DotA 2 Esports Team) is upbeat about South Africa's chances in qualifying for the GEG25 Championships

Further to the article 'Clash Royale esports athletes may win a trip to Mumbai....', in which it was stated that Mind Sports South Africa had submitted its entry to Mumbai 2025 Global Esports Games (GEG25).

With the GEG25 World Finals to be held in Mumbai, India, from 26 February to 1 March 2026, first regional championships will be held to see who will go through to GEG25 in Mumbai.

Obviously there is not a great deal of time on our side.
The DotA 2 team begins its campaign with his first game at 16H00 against Botswana, and then against Zambia at 18H00.

The team then girds its battle armour once again on Sunday, 8 February 2026, to do battle against Namibia at 16H00 and then against Malawi at 21H00.

Obviously the entire South African community stands behind the Protea Esports Team for the DotA 2 esports title, and is, with one voice, cheering on the team..

The Protea DotA2 Esports Team is as follows:

Title	Name	Club	Nick	Province
DotA 2	Matthew Raubach (Capt.)	ZAG Academy	bee	Gauteng
	Callum Foster	ZAG Academy	sk3p	Western Cape
	Lennard Koekemoer	ZAG Academy	remedy	Gauteng
	Berend van Staden	ZAG Academy	Berend	Gauteng
	Suhail Khan	ZAG Academy	Soup	Gauteng
Manager	Johan van Breda	ZAG Academy	-	Gauteng

Additional reading:

• 2026 Calendar of events
• AEC24 - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
• AEC24 - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
• AEC24 - Thato Maredi outperforms Bafana Bafana!
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2026 season.
• ACES - Avenging Bafana
• ACES - Thato advances to the knock-out stages!
• Events - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
• GEF - Clash Royale esports athletes may win a trip to Mumbai....
  
• GEF - Protea DotA 2 Team to represent South Africa in GEG25 qualifiers - Saturday, 7 February 2026
• GEF - Zaid Williams to represent South Africa in Clash Royale - Saturday, 7 February 2026
• National Team Trials - Who qualifies for MSSA National Team Trials?
  
• Results - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
• Sportsmanship Award - Sportsmanship Award - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships
• Streaming - Streaming of MSSA's Northern Cape Online Championships for the MLBB esports title.

Athlete's rights:

• Is a professional gamer in South Africa entitled to a salary?
• Professional esports athletes must register for tax.