South African eNations Cup qualifier announced

The second edition of the FIFA eNations Cup and SAFA eFootball National Championships has been announced. In 2019, the South Africa team headed to London, but Copenhagen, Denmark will play host to the top 24 ‘eNational’ teams in 2020.

South African FIFA 20 players will again have the opportunity to play for a spot in #eBafanaBanyana. The national team qualifiers will be for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The SAFA eFootball National Championships will kick off on 21 March 2020, and the finals will take place on Saturday, 28 March. The qualifier champions will form the #eBafanaBanyana team who will face other eNational teams in April. On the line in April is a spot in the FIFA eNations Cup on 22 to 24 May. In Denmark, the 24 nations will compete for the FIFA eNations Cup trophy and over $100,000 in prize money.

The qualifiers will be held online using FIFA Ultimate Team and operated by ACGL. Registrations will open on 24 February on the eNations landing page. Entrants must be South Africans citizens and 16-and-over. Additional tournament information will be made available in the coming weeks, via ACGL, NAG and SAFA.

Quotes

SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan said all SAFA’s national teams represent South Africa, and should show the utmost passion and professionalism.

“We are hoping to create new heroes and heroines when players don the national colours to represent the country in eSports. They must feel the same pride as members of our other national teams. We are excited to be part of this global progression driven by FIFA which is expanding into the digital realm to grow the game and its support among younger, tech-savvy fans.”

Competition director and Business Development Manager for NAG, Len Nery:

“We are honoured to play a part in connecting the dots between sport and esports with the second iteration of SAFA’s eFootball National Championships and eNations Qualifiers. This year there is an added incentive to compete as the top four SA players will form the official South African eFootball Team, #eBafanaBanyana. This generation of gamers will earn the right to represent South Africa on the global stage and we wish all competitors the best as they prepare for this amazing journey!”

[Via: Press Release]