Gamers in Kenya will have a glorious chance of travelling all the way to France in a bid to scoop over Ksh1,000,000 that has been set aside for the winners of the e-sports competition ELigue1 that has been launched in Kenya for the very first time in 2022.Earlier on Monday, Kenyan company Sportpot Africa Limited announced its partnership with the governing body of professional football in France, Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), that will see the gaming Tour brought to the country under its esports division IndexG Esports.“Sportpot Africa Limited is happy to announce our partnership with the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the governing body of professional football in France, in bringing the #eLigue1Tour to Kenya under our esports division, the IndexG Esports,” the company announced.The #eLigue1Tour is back for a second season! Compete in this #FIFA22 @Ligue1_ENG international tournament for your chance to win a trip to France! Kenya qualifiers start Mar 20, here is the link for more information and to register: https://t.co/9O8y1obfft #eLigue1KE pic.twitter.com/ctflQG7T1H— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) March 7, 2022 “The #eLigue1tour is a global amateur esports (eFootball) competition organized by the LFP internationally under the game title of EA SPORTS FIFA22. The competition shall see Kenyan gamers battle it out for a chance to win a full paid trip to Paris, France to live a unique and VIP experience at the heart of Ligue 1 Uber Eats. The Kenyan champion shall also get a chance to participate in the global grand finale which has a prize pool of 10 000€.”Yoann Godin, who is the LFP International Development Director, expressed his delight with being able to bring the new sport to the country as he stated the plans of increasing their fan base within.”The @Ligue1_Eng has an exciting #FIFA22 competition known as the #eLigue1tourKE. The winner gets a trip to France. This could be you.Follow this link for registration https://t.co/1ZKL1Qsl5P pic.twitter.com/ugbVl5gXeH— Index G Esports (@IndexG_) March 7, 2022 “The eLigue 1 Tour completes the international development strategy of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats, one of the priorities of the LFP and its clubs. With this amateur esport competition on EA SPORT FIFA 22, we want to reach out to a maximum of fans abroad, and in particular to increase our fan base in Kenya and the awareness of Ligue 1 Uber Eats in the country in an innovate way,” he said.The Kenyan tournament shall commence on March 20th 2022 and end on March 23rd 2022. The preliminary stages shall be on direct knockout basis in order to produce the top 8, who shall qualify for the Kenyan grand finale.All interested participants shall be required to register on https://eligueonetour.sportpotafrica.com/
