Nigeria set to finally participate in FIFAe 2023 Championship

GAMING Nigeria set to finally participate in FIFAe 2023 Championship

David Ben 16:07 - 14.03.2023

For the first time ever, Nigeria will participate in FIFAe 2023 championship.

Nigeria will finally debut in the FIFAe 2023 championship for the first time in the history of the FIFA video game tournament. 

What this means is that gamers in Nigeria will now have the opportunity of competing with their foreign counterparts in the esports global showpiece.

Speaking on the latest development, the president of the Nigerian esports Federation Agbor Clinton assured that FIFA gamers in the country will be very much involved following a demonstration of the FIFA game to the Secretary-General and members of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF at the NFF House, Abuja.

The eSports Federation president, Agbor Clinton said the demonstration of the FIFA video games to the NFF officials was to showcase the talents of video gamers in the country ahead of the FIFAe championship 2023. 

Brazil won the FIFAe Nations Cup in 2022
Brazil won the FIFAe Nations Cup in 2022

The Nigeria esports federation also commended the technical partner Gamr for presenting quality players who entertained the NFF officials led by the Secretary-General Muhammed Sanusi.

The Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation commended the players for their professionalism and said Nigeria will surely participate in the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023.

What is the FIFAe Nations Series?

Argentina at the FIFAe Nations Cup

The FIFAe Nations Series is an esports tournament series organized by FIFA and its presenting partner and video game developers EA Sports.

 Each tournament has member nations that compete in games from the latest incarnation of the FIFA association video game series.

Each season runs for a whole year, with the FIFAe Nations Cup (FeNC) serving as the pinnacle event.

The FIFAe Nations Series™ kicks off at a domestic level, with each country selecting their most skilled players via selection processes such as domestic tournaments to compete in the FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers, where they go head-to-head in hopes of securing one of the 24 spots at the FIFAe Nations Cup™. 

FIFA eNations Cup 2023
FIFA eNations Cup 2023

The nations around the world are split into five zones: South America, North & Central America, Asia & Oceania, Middle East & Africa, and Europe.

The nations battle it out in their zone’s FIFAe Nations Online Qualifiers, beginning with a Group Stage, leading into a Knockout stage.

Each nation chooses three players after the qualification tournaments to represent their country in a 1v1 format, with one game played on PlayStation, and one on Xbox. Each zone has a dedicated number of spots to qualify for the FIFAe Nations Cup™. 

The qualified nations from each zone will join the host country, Denmark, in Copenhagen in August.

From all indications, Nigeria is set to debut in the 2023 edition.

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