Confederation of African Esports
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Abbreviation | CAES |
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Formation | 14 December 2008 |
Type | Sports Federation |
Legal status | Association |
Purpose | Controlling body for esports in Africa |
Headquarters | Germiston, South Africa |
Membership | 5 member National federations |
Official language | English |
President | Mrs. Amanda Pakade |
Volunteers | 6 |
Website | https://www.facebook.com/ConfederationofAfricaneSports/ |
The Confederation of African Esports (CAES) is the governing body of Esports in Africa.
Members
[edit]So far, there are 5 member nations in CAES.[1]
Nation | Organization |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2021 | Amanda Kwaza | South Africa |
2019 - 2020 | Ahmed Cheikhrouhou | Tunisia |
2013 - 2018 | Mohammed Saad | Egypt |
2007 - 2012 | Colin Webster | South Africa |
References
[edit]- ^ "Esports South Africa, and other games : Change is in the air..." Esports South Africa, and other games. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "eSports South Africa to face Ghana in FIFA '16 Test match (News: 01 Feb 2016)". February 2016.
External links
[edit]- Esports Tournaments
- HIP2B2
- Africon Dota Champs split up
- SK, CS and DotA South African Promo Tour Spawn returns
- SK Spawn substitui tentpole
- African Continental Computer Championships
- http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/149038-Protea-Gaming-Team-vs-SK http://gaming.do.co.za/articles/news/dota_protea_gamers_face_uphill_task.htm http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/3977.html
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- http://www.team-aaa.com/news-12805-tous-0-africon_accueillait_sk.html http://egmr.net/2009/03/bravado-gaming-interviews-snow-from-the-old-sk-dota-team/ http://egmr.net/2009/12/question-of-the-day-your-most-memorable-gaming-moment/
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