Botswana has an esports Federation

Letso Baker, the newly elected President of the Botswana Electronic Sports Federation

The newly created Botswana Electronic Sports Federation  (BESF) has now been accepted into affiliate membership with the IESF.

Certificate of affiliate membership.

Letso Baker had liaised consistently with Colin Webster (President of Mind Sports South Africa - MSSA).

"Letso is energetic, hardworking and disciplined, and the esports community expects great things from both Letso and Botswana as a whole," said Colin Webster.

Boban Totovski, General Secretary of IESF, has sent warm congratulations and has stated that IESF looks forward to collaborating with BESF in the future.

It is therefore, of no surprise, that BESF is already able to put teams forward in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang, PUBGM, and eFootball titles.

All those interested in participating in official international esports events for Botswana should contact Letso Baker on WhatsApp +267 71 702 143

Additional reading:

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• Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2025 season.
• Awards - 2024 Management Board Awards
• Colours 2024 - Almost  half the awards are awarded to female gamers.
• Colours 2024 - Athletes who have earned Senior Provincial Colours in 2024
• Events - 6th WESTERN CAPE Online Championships - 22 February 2025
• Events - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 25 January 2025.
• Events - Types of esports events run by MSSA.
• Fees: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2024/2025 season.
• Hosting official Regional Championships.
• IESF -  136 Nations Registered for IESF 2025 World Esports Championships.
  
• IESF - IESF announces proposed game titles for 17th World Esports Championships to be held in 2025.
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• National Team Trials - MSSA events that count for National Team Trials for 17th IESF World Championships (WEC25)
• Results - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships held on 25 January 2025.
• Team Trials: To qualify for National Team Trials to represent South Africa.
• Titles - Esports titles selected for all MSSA's Premier Provincial and National Championships - 2025.
• Titles -  Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2025 High School and Primary School Championships and leagues.
• Titles - Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2025 Student Championships.
• Transfers: Transfer season - 1 November 2024 to 28 February 2025
• WADA - WADA's 2025 Prohibited List and revised TDSSA

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Three Federations newly joined to IESF

Belarus (Belarusian eSports Federation, BeSF), Lebanon (eSports Lebanon) and Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic & Intellectual Sport, SAFEIS) have now become new members of International Esports Federation (IESF).

At a normal IESF Board Meeting held on 13th December 2017, the three organizations, which were all favorably evaluated by the Board members, were allowed to become affiliated to IESF as an associate members. Accordingly, the three federations were given the right to participate in IESF’s next Esports World Championship and were also given the right to attend IESF’s General Meeting held during the 2018 IESF Esports World Championship.

IESF membership is divided into three categories: Full, Associate, and Affiliate. Only those accredited by IESF as National Federations in each country may become Full and Associate members. Associate membership is evaluated throughout the year and can be evaluated when the application is submitted. Full membership recognition is only reviewed once a year during the General Meeting of IESF.

As of December 2017, the number of IESF member nations is 46 of which 21 nations are from Asia, 17 nations from Europe, 4 nations from Africa and two of each from America and Oceania. Among these member nations, 24 members were approved by National Olympic Committee and National Sports Authority in each country.