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 Somerset Mall E-Football Qualifier consists of online and in-centre heats.
The online heat will take place on Sunday, 10 May 2025, 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 15-17 May at Somerset Mall, as per the heats below. Players register in-centre, limited registrations are available, and is open to all ages. In-centre registrations take place 30 minutes before the heat starts.
The Somerset Mall Qualifier Final takes place on Sunday, 26 April. The winner will go through to the National Final, taking place on 30 August 2026 at Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town.
Somerset Mall Qualifier Prizes:
1st Place - R2500 Somerset Mall Gift Card
2nd Place - R1500 Somerset Mall Gift Card
3rd Place - R1000 Somerset 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, 15 May 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, 16 May 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, 17 May 2026
- 10am: Heat 12 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 10:30am: Heat 12 kick-off
- 11am: Heat 13 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 11:30am: Heat 13 kick-off
- 12pm: Heat 14 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 12:30pm: Heat 14 kick-off
- 1:30pm: Mall final kick-off
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