{"id":10316,"date":"2025-10-13T02:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=10316"},"modified":"2026-04-19T13:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:02:13","slug":"nigeria-storms-to-pubg-mobile-esports-glory-at-afrowest-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/nigeria-storms-to-pubg-mobile-esports-glory-at-afrowest-2025","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria storms to PUBG Mobile esports glory at AfroWest 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FowlPlay dominates PUBG Mobile finals at AfroWest 2025, showcasing skill, teamwork and continental esports supremacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria.- <strong>Nigeria\u2019s esports<\/strong> team <strong>FowlPlay<\/strong> stormed to victory in the<strong> PUBG Mobile<\/strong> (PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds Mobile) finals, defeating <strong>Senegal<\/strong> in a thrilling showdown at the <strong>AFROWEST Esports Games 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The online tournament, held from September 25 to 28, 2025, brought together top players from <strong>12 West African countries<\/strong>&#8211; Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, The Gambia, Mauritania, Benin, Ghana and Liberia &#8211; to compete for a $3,000 prize pool (\u20ac2,770), highlighting the region\u2019s <strong>growing esports scene<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organised by the African Confederation of Electronic Sports (ACES), AFROWEST 2025 featured <strong>five major titles,<\/strong> including Mobile Legends (MLBB) and FIFA Mobile, giving gamers a continental platform to showcase their talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Per Second News said: \u201cFowlPlay team has been crowned champion of the 2025 AfroWest PUBG Mobile tournament against 12 other West African countries in the <strong>regional esports event<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FowlPlay <strong>dominated the finals<\/strong> with 64 Play of the Play points (PP), 55 eliminations and 109 Teleport moves (TP), demonstrating exceptional coordination and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">West African esports soar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament celebrated both <strong>individual and team skill<\/strong>, strengthening ties within the West African esports community and underlining the region\u2019s rise in <strong>competitive gaming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social media coverage<\/strong> amplified the event, with highlights, live updates and behind-the-scenes content shared across Facebook, Instagram and X, while organisations like the <strong>Ghana Esports Association<\/strong> encouraged fans to support their national teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AFROWEST 2025 marks a milestone for West Africa\u2019s esports ecosystem. By fostering competition, nurturing grassroots talent and connecting players across borders, ACES is building a <strong>sustainable foundation<\/strong> for even larger tournaments in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/lonaci-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/west-african-lotteries-unite-in-lonacis-cross-border-lottery-initiative-tce-2025'>West African Lotteries unite in LONACI\u2019s cross-border lottery initiative TCE 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FowlPlay dominates PUBG Mobile finals at AfroWest 2025, showcasing skill, teamwork and continental esports supremacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":10320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"FowlPlay secured victory in the PUBG Mobile finals at AFROWEST Esports Games 2025, underscoring the burgeoning esports ecosystem across 12 West African nations. 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