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Confederation of African Esports

The Confederation of African Esports (CAES) is the governing body of Esports in Africa.

Confederation of African Esports
AbbreviationCAES
Formation14 December 2008; 15 years ago (2008-12-14)
TypeSports Federation
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeControlling body for esports in Africa
HeadquartersGermiston, South Africa
Membership
5 member National federations
Official language
English
President
Mrs. Amanda Pakade
Volunteers
6
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/ConfederationofAfricaneSports/

Members edit

So far, there are 5 member nations in CAES.[1]

Nation Organization
  Egypt
  Namibia NeSA
  Nigeria NeSF
  South Africa MSSA
  Tunisia TUNeSF

History edit

The Confederation of African Esports was formally constituted on 14 June 2007.

Structure edit

Confederation of African Esports, like other sports confederations, is constituted as a voluntary association.

The highest authority of the CAES is the Annual General Meeting, which holds all Committees accountable for their actions.

The management board deals with the day-to-day operations of CAES and overseas the different Boards of Control.

History of the emblem edit

In 2008, the logo included the mind sports logo. The mind sports logo was dropped in 2013 in favour of the wording 'CAES'.

Official Test matches edit

The following test matches were held:

Year Date Countries Title played Result
2020 29 April 2020   Namibia,   South Africa DotA 2 0 - 2
2018 23 June 2018   Namibia,   South Africa Tekken 7 (Male), Tekken 7 (Female), FIFA'18 0 - 2, 0 - 1, 1 - 1
2018 17 March 2018   Ghana,   South Africa FIFA'18 and Tekken 7 3 - 1, 2 - 2
2017 16 September 2017   Tunisia,   South Africa League of Legends 2 - 0
2017 30 July 2017   Namibia,   South Africa FIFA '17 1–0
2016 9 October 2016   Egypt,   South Africa HearthStone 1-1
2016 6 February 2016   Ghana,   South Africa[2] FIFA'16 5–1
2015 14 August 2015   Algeria,   South Africa CounterStrike: GO 1–0
2015 14 August 2015   Libya,   South Africa CounterStrike: GO 1–0
2015 13 August 2015   Tunisia,   South Africa CounterStrike: GO 1–0
2015 13 August 2015   Egypt,   South Africa CounterStrike: GO 1–0
2015 27 March 2015   South Africa,   Zimbabwe FIFA '15 2–0
2014 25 October 2014   Namibia,   South Africa Dota 2 0–2
2014 8 August 2014   Egypt,   South Africa DotA 2 2–0
2013 31 July 2013   Romania,   South Africa DotA 2 1–0
2010 8 December 2010   Namibia,   South Africa FIFA '10 0–2
2010 8 December 2010   Namibia,   South Africa Call of Duty 4 0–1

Continental Championships edit

Year host venue titles played YouTube coverage
2008   South Africa (MSSA) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa DotA, Counter-Strike 1.6 African Continentals e-Sports Championship 2008

Presidents edit

CAES has had the following Presidents from the period of 2008 up to the present:

Year President Country
2021 Amanda Kwaza   South Africa
2019 - 2020 Ahmed Cheikhrouhou   Tunisia
2013 - 2018 Mohammed Saad   Egypt
2007 - 2012 Colin Webster   South Africa

References edit

  1. ^ "Esports South Africa, and other games : Change is in the air..." Esports South Africa, and other games. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ "eSports South Africa to face Ghana in FIFA '16 Test match (News: 01 Feb 2016)". February 2016.

External links edit

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