South Africa’s Rocket League gaming team qualifies for the FIFAe World Cup after dominating the African regional qualifiers.
South Africa (30 October 2025) – South Africa’s Rocket League heroes are back on the global stage! The SAFA Gaming national team has officially secured its spot at the FIFAe World Cup 2025 after powering through the regional qualifiers against 13 African nations.
The six-member squad that features some of South Africa’s brightest Rocket League stars, namely Gareth “Snowyy” Spiers, Brayden “Gunzinho” Keith, David “2DIE4” Morgenrood, and reserves Joshua “Sweaty” Kleynhans, Amandla “N1tro” Dlamini, and Umar “Werty” Rasool, earned their places after standout performances at Comic Con Africa and Telkom VS Gaming between July and September.
In the qualifiers, South Africa looked sharp from the get-go, topping Group A before cruising past Seychelles in the quarterfinals and outclassing Egypt in the semis. The team eventually fell to a strong Moroccan side in the finals, one of the continent’s top-paid Rocket League squads, but they still secured their ticket to the World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, taking place from 15–19 December 2025.
Among the stars, “Snowyy” and “2DIE4” return to the national setup, while 18-year-old “Gunzinho” made his debut, holding his own against Africa’s finest.
“We are immensely proud to have the Rocket League back at the FIFAe World Cup,” said SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao. “We are also delighted that they follow in the footsteps of their traditional football counterparts to qualify for their respective World Cups, which creates a wider scope for the youth to look at SAFA and its opportunities to represent the country at official FIFA tournaments.”
Lydia added that this milestone highlights SAFA’s growing commitment to esports and youth engagement.
“With this success we look to grow eSport and the SAFA gaming community so that we can cement a credible pathway for future digital athletes.”
As excitement builds ahead of Riyadh, fans can already look forward to the next season as registration for the 2026 SAFA Gaming season opens on 1 December 2025. Looks like the search begins for South Africa’s next Rocket League and eFootball stars.
Sources: SAFA
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