Confederation of African Esports

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Confederation of African Esports
AbbreviationCAES
Formation14 December 2008;16 years ago (2008-12-14)
Type Sports Federation
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeControlling body for esports in Africa
Headquarters Germiston, South Africa
Membership5 member National federations
Official language
English
President
Mrs. Amanda Pakade
Volunteers6
Website https://www.facebook.com/ConfederationofAfricaneSports/

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

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Members

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

NationOrganization
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia NeSA
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria NeSF
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa MSSA
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia TUNeSF

History

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

Structure

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

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

The following test matches were held:

YearDateCountriesTitle playedResult
202029 April 2020Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa DotA 20 - 2
201823 June 2018Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Tekken 7 (Male), Tekken 7 (Female), FIFA'180 - 2, 0 - 1, 1 - 1
201817 March 2018Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa FIFA'18 and Tekken 73 - 1, 2 - 2
201716 September 2017Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa League of Legends2 - 0
201730 July 2017Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa FIFA '171–0
20169 October 2016Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa HearthStone1-1
20166 February 2016Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [2] FIFA'165–1
201514 August 2015Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa CounterStrike: GO1–0
201514 August 2015Flag of Libya.svg  Libya, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa CounterStrike: GO1–0
201513 August 2015Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa CounterStrike: GO1–0
201513 August 2015Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa CounterStrike: GO1–0
201527 March 2015Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe FIFA '152–0
201425 October 2014Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Dota 20–2
20148 August 2014Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa DotA 22–0
201331 July 2013Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa DotA 21–0
20108 December 2010Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa FIFA '100–2
20108 December 2010Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Call of Duty 40–1

Continental Championships

Yearhostvenuetitles playedYouTube coverage
2008Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (MSSA)University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaDotA, Counter-Strike 1.6 African Continentals e-Sports Championship 2008

Presidents

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

YearPresidentCountry
2021Amanda KwazaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2019 - 2020Ahmed CheikhrouhouFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2013 - 2018Mohammed SaadFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2007 - 2012Colin WebsterFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

References

  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.
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