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

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

Members

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

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

History

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

Structure

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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