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FIGN Tournament — Port Harcourt
FIGN's three-game tournament comes to Port Harcourt. Compete across Mortal Kombat 1, Traka, and EA Sports FC 26 for a ₦200,000 prize pool at Renaissance Innovation Labs. July 24, 8am. 32 registered, 168 spots left.
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Mortal Kombat 1 Tournament: Daimyo Arena x FIGN
Postponed — a new date will be announced. 64 slots. ₦300,000 prize pool. One champion. Compete to save the city and earn your rightful title as Garden City's Grand Champion in this Mortal Kombat 1 tournament by Daimyo Arena, featuring FIGN as a partner.
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TechSpark Conference 2026
Sophia Nei delivered the opening session at TalentMakers Foundation's TechSpark 2026 in Port Harcourt on June 20th, a full-day technology conference for secondary school students across product development, coding, and personal branding.
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Esports 104, May Edition: Content, Media & Monetization
Esports 104 explores the media, content, and monetization systems that drive the growth and sustainability of esports. The May edition continues the monthly series in Port Harcourt with FIGN as an Affiliate & Partner.
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Esports 103, April Edition: Game Development & Tech in Esports
Esports 103 explored the technological backbone of esports and the fundamentals of game development. FIGN founder Sophia Nei led the game-dev talk alongside speakers from Gameverse Africa and AIESEC.
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Esports 102, March Edition: The Esports Ecosystem
Esports 102 explored the structure and dynamics of the esports ecosystem, covering key stakeholders, revenue models, and career paths within the industry. FIGN continued as an Affiliate & Partner for the second session in Port Harcourt.
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Esports 101, February Edition: Introduction to Esports
The inaugural Esports 101 session covering the fundamentals of esports: what it is, how it works, and why it matters in Nigeria. FIGN founder Sophia Nei opened the series alongside speakers from Daimyo Arena and Nexal Gaming.
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Game Over: Gender-Based Violence Digital Competition
A digital game competition promoting digital safety and girls' inclusion in gaming while combating gender-based violence. Co-organized by FIGN and Alliance Française, with Nexal Gaming and sponsored by the French Embassy in Nigeria.
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FIGN Official Launch Event
Join us for the official launch of Females in Gaming Network (FIGN) - a pan-African initiative empowering girls and women in gaming!
🌍Esports World Cup 2026
7-week global esports festival. African qualifiers feed into multiple titles incl. EAFC, CS2 and Mobile Legends. Watch parties expected across the continent.
🇿🇦Comic Con Africa 2026 (Johannesburg)
South Africa's biggest pop culture & gaming festival at the Joburg Expo Centre. Four days of esports tournaments, free-to-play zones, cosplay and gaming tech.
🇿🇦Africa Games Week 2026
Premium video-game industry event in Africa. First-ever Africa Games Week Awards, Xbox Games Camp Africa kickoff, Goethe-Institut GamesConnect retrospective, B2B matchmaking.
🌍VCT Game Changers EMEA — Stage 2
Riot Games' women & marginalized-genders Valorant circuit. African players compete via the EMEA pathway with a route to VCT Game Changers Championship.
🇳🇬Responsible Gaming Symposium 2026
Theme: "Building Accountability: Strengthening Africa's Model for Player Protection." Hosted by Gamble Alert, focused on safer gaming practices on the continent.
🇳🇬Lagos Games Week 2026
Annual video games trade fair. Day 1 "Build Community" at Xbox, Ikoyi. Day 2 "Play Without Borders" at the National Theatre — keynotes, indie showcase, game jam, pitch stage.
🌍RLCS 2026 — Paris Major: Sub-Saharan Africa Open
Open qualifier tournaments en route to the Rocket League Paris Major. ~$32,100 SSA prize pool. MENA Open runs in parallel ($77K+).
🇰🇪Gaming Tech Summit Africa (GTSA) 2026
Pan-African summit on the theme "Building Africa's Sustainable & Scalable Gaming Tech Industry." Brings together regulators, operators, investors and innovators.
Across Africa events are curated from public sources and updated monthly. FIGN is not an organizer or partner unless explicitly labelled. Spotted something we missed? Let us know.