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The Mythic Royale is back, and it's bigger than ever! Powered by PCBuilder and backed by MSI, AMD, Patriot, Crucial, FSP, Game Pass, and Microsoft, this Fortnite competition will take over the ACGL Seasons calendar from 11 May to 22 June with weekly action and epic prizes.

With a total prize pool of R30,000, the Mythic Royale offers R15,000 in guaranteed cash and a further R15,000 in player-driven incentives. This means the more you engage, the more you can win — both on the battlefield and online!

🥇 Goliath Gaming's Travis_ZA has climbed his way to the top in not one, but two titles that were hosted during ACGL SZN 1. #Fortnite AND #Valorant have a new king !! 👑
There is so much in store for #ACGLSZN2. 🙌 Can Travis be dethroned ?? 👀
Sign up for #ACGLSZN2 and you could be the one wearing the crown next 🔥

🌍 Sub-Saharan Africa has a chance to win their share of
the R90,000💰 prizepool in #ACGLSZN2 ‼️
Sign up and Find out more HERE

Welcome to ACGL Grind 2025 Powered by Predator, where Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Free Fire, and Valorant go head-to-head in the ultimate showdown during #ACGLSZN2.

Each title isn’t just fighting for a slice of the prize pool—they're competing for the right to return next season. The title with the lowest social reach drops out of the Grind. So get sharing, get streaming, and rally your squad!

#ACGLSZN2 | Online Season 2 | 5 May – 4 July 2025 | Sign-Ups Open: 16 April | Season Starts 5 May | R90,000 Prize Pool.....and more. 

We're back and better than ever! ACGL SZN 2 kicks off this May, bringing the heat across multiple titles, formats, and tiers with one goal in mind: to crown the next wave of champions.

📢 For the first time EVER, Africa has been added as a region alongside
LATAM, Japan, NA, India and EU - giving an opportunity for African
players to qualify for the Call of Duty Mobile World Championship ‼️

🦈 Mark The Shark landed a huge victory in the Redbull Kumite Cape Town Qualifiers ‼️
He will now compete against the BEST Street Fighter players on the 5th of April, IN PARIS‼️

WATCH ▶️ twitch.tv/redbull

Qualified by playing "PSQ" - "Preseason qualifiers"
There are 4 PSQs: 
Then Three Lions qualified by reaching the criteria of finishing in the top 8 (from non-qualified teams) of their region (EMEA).

They have now qualified for the Open LAN as one of only 160 teams in the World and their shot at the $ 1 million prize pool. 

The South African FGC legend - Jabhim recently went to the Capcom Cup and showed

that South Africa has what it takes to compete on the international scene. 

With the finals for Season 1 slowly approacing, we are proud to bring you more updates and changes to the ACGL.GG platform!

Our team has been working hard to improve the way the user, that being you, experience the platform. In addition to levelling up our UX, we have also made some significant changes to how you navigate the platform:

LEVEL UP YOUR GAME AT LIBERTY MIDLANDS MALL'S GAMING FESTIVAL 
Bigger prizes, tougher competition, and immersive gaming experiences

Pietermaritzburg, 10 March 2025: Following last year’s showdown that drew gaming enthusiasts from far and wide, the highly anticipated Gaming Festival, powered by Game4U in collaboration with African Cyber Gaming League, returns to Liberty Midlands Mall this year. Taking place from Friday 28 March to Sunday 30 March 2025, the fourth edition of this exciting festival promises an expansive gaming experience packed with virtual reality, esports tournaments, mobile gaming, racing and hands-free Kinect and rhythm games.

Gamers and spectators alike can experience interactive installations and high-energy competitions across two key zones: the centre court and the Wimpy court. Plus, with over R100,000 worth of prizes up for grabs, including 650 Game4U vouchers totalling R65,000, this year’s festival is set to be more rewarding than ever.

The first season of ACGL is well underway, and we’ve just passed the halfway mark. This inaugural season features ladders for six titles, bringing an exciting competitive structure to the gaming community.

Toyota SA and The Toyota Gaming Engine (TTGE) in partnership with African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL) power up Esports in South Africa. The dynamic partnership will make Esports more inclusive and accessible.

Sandton, 13 February 2025 - Level up, South Africa—Esports is about to get a major boost! The Toyota Gaming Engine (TTGE) is proud to announce an exciting new chapter in its mission to grow the Esports community across the country by making it more accessible. With the backing of Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM), the gaming world is about to become more inclusive than ever, breaking down barriers and giving aspiring gamers the chance to shine—whether they have the latest console or not.   

ACGL is in its 10th year of operation, and we've grown as a company in size, support, and participants. One of our first pillars was to provide a stable base of tournaments for our communities. We did that by being the first tournament operator in South Africa to provide weekly tournaments for our region. This set the foundation of a reliable base of operations for our local player base to grow. It was our dream to have a thriving community of players, who regularly interacted with one another via our platform. That dream has been achieved; largely thanks to the hard work of the ACGL team, the regular community feedback, and support from players and partners along the way.

We've been listening to and hearing your feedback, from the players to the teams, of varied skill levels and life backgrounds. You want a structure that allows you to commit long enough to warrant a reason to grind. You want to play with friends, to earn recognition and bragging rights. You want to know if there is a path ahead for the game you love, and if there is a reason to keep playing. Today marks a dramatic shift in our model - one that we're extremely excited to share and we've been working hard on over the past year. This is our version 1.1 and we encourage you to give us feedback because without it we cannot grow, get better, and build the path ahead for our community.

Yes you heard right, Mythic is back for another season of 2024! After Season one saw Valorant take the stage, this season of #Mythic24 is giving gaming communities the opportunity to snatch the final Mythic title of the year, and prove who is worthy of wearing the epic Mythic crown!

Since the first event back in 2020, we have seen multiple games go through the gauntlet. This, the tenth Mythic event to date, is setting the bar even higher. 

ACGL Rivals has returned for another year to showcase the amazing talent that South African streamers have to offer! Thanks to our sponsors and partners, Rivals 2024 will feature over R10,000 in cash to the top streamer and R20,000 in products for the viewers. Everyone stands a chance to win big!

This year’s #ACGLrivals will see up to 50 streamers earning points in 3 streamer-royale challenges as well as 3 week-long leaderboards on Xbox Game Pass titles, which will culminate in a grand finale where the top 10 face off in an Among Us showdown.

From the 26th to the 28th of July, students and esports fans from across the province will gather at the UCT Sports Centre to compete in various esports titles at the ACGL Gaming Championship (AGC).

This is the first year this event will take place and aims to be the largest competitive gathering of scholastic esports talent in South Africa to date. Due to the generosity of the event’s sponsors, it has been possible to significantly boost the original announced prize pool. Over 300 participants from schools and universities across South Africa, as well as the general public, will compete in Fortnite (R25,000), Rocket League (R36,000) and EA FC (R25,000), for a total prize pool of R133,500. Additionally, R47,500 will be donated to a school in need of esports equipment, that participated in the ACGL School League, to invest in new equipment for their esports teams.

Hyprop partners with MTN to host South Africa’s largest national gaming tournament

ACGL presents AGC, the ACGL Gaming Championship, the tournament organiser’s first national tournament incorporating its three main institutions of high schools, universities and public leagues. Birthed by the need for an annual dedicated South African tournament and piloted through previous events like Student Showdown, the live event aims to bring the best players out of its leagues and officially crown South Africa’s best.  

The event will take place from the 26th of July until the 28th at the University of Cape Town’s Sports Hall in the Western Cape. Friday will be reserved for high schools in the Nitro ASL with Saturday featuring both ASL and competitions open to the public. With R100 000 up for grabs split into Rocket League trios (R30 000), Fortnite Solos (R20 000), EAFC 24 (R20 000) and R30 000 being donated to schools for various accomplishments within the schooling esports scene.  

Press Release: SuperSport Schools and Africa Cyber Gaming League (ACGL) Forge Strategic Partnership to Elevate Esports in Africa 

Johannesburg, Gauteng, 7 May 2024 :  SuperSport Schools, Africa's leading broadcast platform for school sports, is proud to announce a trailblazing partnership with the African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL), a prominent South African esports company specializing in online and LAN tournament administration, management, and broadcasting.