E-Football Tournament
Date
Time
Price
Venue
Details
Friday, 9am - 9pm
Saturday, 9am - 7pm
Sunday, 9am - 5pm
South Africa’s biggest gaming tournament is back. The 2025 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 25™ National Football Tournament and the debut of the MTN Beat Saber Challenge – two national titles, one massive celebration of gaming culture.
The Glen E-Football Qualifier consists of online and in-centre heats.
The online heat will take place on Sunday 22 June 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 27 - 29 June 2025 at The Glen, 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 Glen Qualifier Final takes place on Sunday, 29 June 2025. The winner will go through to the National Final, taking place on 21 September 2025 at Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town.
Are you a Scholar? Check out our Schools only E-Football tournament here.
The Glen Qualifier Prizes:
1st Place - R2500 The Glen Gift Card
2nd Place - R1500 The Glen Gift Card
3rd Place - R1000 The Glen 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, 27 June 2025
- 5pm: Heat 1 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 5:30pm: Heat 1 kick-off
Saturday, 28 June 2025
- 9am: Heat 2 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 9:30am: Heat 2 kick-off
- 10am: Heat 3 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 10:30am: Heat 3 kick-off
- 11am: Heat 4 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 11:30am: Heat 4 kick-off
- 12pm: Heat 5 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 12:30pm: Heat 5 kick-off
- 2pm: Heat 6 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 2:30pm: Heat 6 kick-off
- 3pm: Heat 7 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 3:30pm: Heat 7 kick-off
- 4pm: Heat 8 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 4:30pm: Heat 8 kick-off
- 5pm: Heat 9 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 5:30pm: Heat 9 kick-off
Sunday, 29 June 2025
- 10am: Heat 10 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 10:30am: Heat 10 kick-off
- 11am: Heat 11 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 11:30am: Heat 11 kick-off
- 12pm: Heat 12 registrations open | 16-player cap
- 12:30pm: Heat 12 kick-off
- 1:30pm: Mall final kick-off
