ABOUT MSSA

Mind Sports South Africa is a non-profit national sport federation that is the officially recognised and statutorily mandated national governing body for South Africa.

MSSA fields national teams through a scalable National Squad
system that ensures depth, continuity, and operational agility.

LIVE Matches
Global Championships
SOCIAL Events
Online Tournaments

Since 1985 we

Achieved over

100

Active Clubs
Produced

36

World Champions
Attended

43

World Championships
HOSTED

7

World Championships
MSSA is also the only federation in the world to have sent females to international esports competitions every year since 2012, except for 2020 and 2021.

what to expect
from MSSA

multi-layered relationships

MSSA

coordinates a multi-layered esports ecosystem.
These relationships ensure national alignment,
accessibility, and competitive continuity.
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

MSSA fields national teams through established
governance and operational structures that require no
additional institutional build-out.
MEDIA, DIGITAL AND BROADCAST CAPABILITY

60K+

Followers & Members online.

HISTORY

1980

1985

1995

2005

2020

2025

2026

Mind Sports SA is a non-profit national sport federation in South Africa .

Mind Sports South Africa was formally constituted on 14 December 1985. However, it was not until 1990 that the MSSA became a member of NOCSA in 1990, and in 1991 that the MSSA became affiliated to the Confederation of South African Sports Confederation (COSAS).

MSSA aims to:

1
Accelerate athlete development pipelines.
2
Transfer international experience into domestic competition
3
Support inclusive and female participation pathways

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