Flying higher than eagles.

From left to right: Alasdair Donaldson (VexxedPhoenix), Charlize Seremak (HTS Sasolburg), and Khahliso Malape (Fakkel School of Skills)

On Saturday, 23 June 2018, South Africa's national esports team for the FIFA '18 and Tekken 7 esports titles (as sponsored by BOO! Surprising Media Solutions) took on the might of Namibia.

South Africa first played an esports test match against Namibia in 2010, and the two countries have been regularly locked in conflict ever since.

However, as Nike would have it, in 2017, Namibia posted its first victory against South  Africa.

The South African loss immediately made Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) re-evaluate its processes, and with a few tweaks, MSSA was in a fitter and leaner state.

The test match held on 23 June 2018 at Fakkel School of Skills (Sasolburg) saw South Africa demolish Namibia 4 - 1.

All three of South Africa's players, Alasdair Donaldson (VexxedPhoenix), Charlize Seremak (HTS Sasolburg), and Khahliso Malape (Fakkel School of Skills) did South Africa proud by exhibiting the best of sportsmanship and superior skills.

Special thanks go to Johan van Breda (ZAG Academy) who served as the officially appointed Confederation of African eSports (CAeS) umpire and to Fakkel School of Skills for hosting the event.

Test match against Namibia - 23 June 2018

For tthe first time ever an international esports test match will be played in Sasolburg.

On 23 June 2018 Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) announced that South Africa shall once again take on Namibia in an exciting online international test match in the esports titles of FIFA '18 and TEKKEN 7.

South Africa had an unbeaten record against Namibia prior to 2017. However Namibia, over the years, has improved their standard enormously to have a shock victory over South Africa in 2017 in  the FIFA esports title.

Nevertheless, MSSA (South Africa's official national federation for esports) is confident that South Africa's system of Regional, Provincial, and National Championships has put its players in good stead to once again exert its dominance over Namibia.

Thus MSSA is quietly confident of a victory over Namibia in both the titles on 23 June 2018.The details for the test match are:

Date	23 June 2018
Platform	PlayStation 4 Online
Schedule	15H00 Tekken Match 1
	15H20 Tekken Match 2
	15H40 Female Tekken Match
	16H00 FIFA Match 1
	16H40 FIFA Match 2
Venue	Fakkel School of Skills

Since this is an online test match, the South African team shall play from Fakkel School of Skills versus their Namibian counterparts who shall play from the Goethe Institut, 5 Fidel Castro Str, Windhoek.

The South African players shall be awarded their Protea Colours immediately prior to the Confederation of African Esports (CAeS) accredited test match.

The match shall be filmed and shown on MSSA's channel on TULUNTULU.

South Africa vs Ghana - 17 March 2018

South Africa, through its  member body, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has  participated in more online test matches than any other nation.

MSSA is of course, one of the main movers  on the African continent, and is  using such online test matches to further enhance and develop esports in Africa.

Ghana has made great strides over the past few years, and is already a member of the Confederation of African Sports (CAeS).

It is hoped that Ghana will soon be accepted into membership of the International Esports Federation (IESF).

Details of the online test match are:

Date: 17 March 2018
Schedule: 

• 14H30 - Welcoming
• 14H45 - Award ceremony
• 16H00 - Tekken 7 
• 16H45 - FIFA '18

Confederation of African eSports -CAeS

The Confederation of African eSports (CAeS) was founded in 2013.

Under the  Presidency of  Mohammed Saad (of Egypt), the confederation has grown from just three countries to represent six countries.

The six countries are Egypt, Ghana, Namibia,  South Africa, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.

There are also none other than another three countries in the process of applying for affiliation.

But what is the purpose of having such a confederation?

The most  important feature is that  the confederation is a non-profit association, so as such, it could one  day be admitted  into membership of ANOC.

More than that, as a non-profit association, it  is not owned by anyone. Thus what it does is for the benefit of the sport and not for any one person's profit.

The confederation too is able  to mobilise support for esports throughout the African continent, and develop Africa's vast untapped potential.