French top-tier football league, Ligue 1 Uber Eats officially launched the official 1vs1 EA SPORTS FIFA 23 tournament for gamers.
According to the organisers players will compete for the chance to go all the way to the eLigue 1 Tour Finals in France and enjoy a VIP experience at the heart of Ligue 1 Uber Eats.
Participants are advised to register through East Africa's premier esports agency, IndexG Esports, website.
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One of the major requirements needed is one must be at least 16 years old in order to participate with players under-18 required to provide parental consent.
Also required is having a knowledge of the French top-tier league including the top scorer among others.
It was also announced that registration for the competition will end on February 23, or when a maximum of 320 participants register.
The Kenyan eLigue 1 Qualifier, will be offered different prizes with the first position taking Ksh25,000.
“Each winner of each qualifier will be granted a ticket to travel to France for eLigue 1 Tour Finals.
First and second runners-up will receive Ksh15,000 and Ksh10,000 respectively with a fourth-place finish guaranteeing one Ksh5,000.
“The winner from Kenya shall then take part in the eLigue1 Tour finals in France with a prize pool of 8,000 Euros (Ksh1 million).
Breaking down the Ksh1 million, first place takes home Khs536K, second Ksh 200K, third and fourth each Ksh100K with fifth to 10th getting Ksh34K.
Alliance Francais in Nairobi will host the preliminaries round on February 26, 2023, before the top eight from the preliminaries play on March 11, for the different finals.
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