E-Football Tournament
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South Africa’s biggest gaming tournament is back. The 2026 MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience brings in-centre activations, and serious prize money to malls across the country. This year’s edition raises the stakes with the return of the EAFC 26™ National Football Tournament and the MTN Beat Saber Challenge – two national titles, one massive celebration of gaming culture.
The Clearwater Mall E-Football Qualifier consists of online and in-centre heats.
The online heat will take place on Sunday 26 July 2026 on the ACGL platform.
The top four players from the online qualifiers will be fast-tracked to the in-centre qualifier finals. Register for the online heat now.
The in-centre heats take place from 31 July to 2 August at Clearwater Mall, as per the heats below. Players register in-centre, limited registrations are available, and it is open to all ages. In-centre registrations take place 30 minutes before the heat starts.
The Clearwater Mall Qualifier Final takes place on Sunday, 2 August. The winner will go through to the National Final, taking place on 30 August 2026 at Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town.
Clearwater Mall Qualifier Prizes:
1st Place - R2500 Clearwater Mall Gift Card
2nd Place - R1500 Clearwater Mall Gift Card
3rd Place - R1000 Clearwater Mall Gift Card
National Final Prizes:
1st Place - R25 000 cash
2nd Place - R15 000 cash
3rd Place - R7 500 cash
4th Place - R2 500 cash
Friday, 31 July 2026
- 3pm: Heat 1 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 3:30pm: Heat 1 kick off
- 4pm: Heat 2 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 4:30pm: Heat 2 kick-off 16-player cap
- 5pm: Heat 3 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 5:30pm: Heat 3 kick-off
Saturday, 1 August 2026
- 9am: Heat 4 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 9:30am: Heat 4 kick-off
- 10am: Heat 5 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 10:30am: Heat 5 kick-off
- 11am: Heat 6 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 11:30am: Heat 6 kick-off
- 12pm: Heat 7 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 12:30pm: Heat 7 kick-off
- 2pm: Heat 8 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 2:30pm: Heat 8 kick-off
- 3pm: Heat 9 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 3:30pm: Heat 9 kick-off
- 4pm: Heat 10 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 4:30pm: Heat 10 kick-off
- 5pm: Heat 11 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 5:30pm: Heat 11 kick-off
Sunday, 2 August 2026
- 9am: Heat 12 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 9:30am: Heat 12 kick-off
- 10am: Heat 13 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 10:30am: Heat 13 kick-off
- 11am: Heat 14 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 11:30am: Heat 14 kick-off
- 12:30pm: Mall final kick-off
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