The tournament features teams from five regional qualifiers: Western Africa, Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and Nigeria. The full country list for each region is in the regional breakdown above.

You don't need to compete from the country on your passport or that you currently reside in - but you must physically be in a permitted country for that qualifier to play. For example: If you are playing in the Nigerian Qualifier, you need to be physically in Nigeria when playing the Qualifier.

Yes, but each team may have a maximum of 2 players who do not hold African citizenship or residency.

Yes, so long as they are all playing from a permitted country for that qualifier.

Yes, at any stage. Carry1st may request ID documents, location information or other verification methods to verify age, country, and gender. Faking any of this information is punishable, and your whole team can be punished.

Please open a ticket in our Discord Support Server, so that we can validate, and register your team !

The Carry1st Africa Cup LAN Grand Finals will take place on 5-6 September 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. The exact venue is to be announced.

Teams will compete for a $30, 000 prize pool and, more importantly, a spot to represent the entire African continent at the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2026.

All participants must have been 18 years old by the 29th of March in order to participate and register.

No, only Mobile Phones are permitted to be used during all stages of the Carry1st Africa Cup.

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