Superstar rapper, Cassper Nyovest, made his debut in South African national team colours on Wednesday night as he represented eBafana Bafana at the FIFA eNations Stay n Play Cup.
Professional gamer, Thabo "Yvng Savage" Moloi, led the way for eBafana alongside Nyovest and Mamelodi Sundowns star, Sibusiso Vilakazi, while Proteas bowler, Kagiso Rabada, was pencilled in as the fourth member of the team.
Despite an opening day win thanks to Moloi and Vilakazi, eBafana sadly crashed out of the tournament on Wednesday as they were beaten by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Nyovest lost 5-0 to his Saudi opponent – much to his dismay.
The latest update from the tournament came in today saying, "eBafana Bafana has crashed out of the inaugural FIFA eNations Stay n Play Cup after losing their second and third round games against Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Wednesday evening.
First up on the line-up was Pro FIFA Player Thabo Moloi who was pitted against Saudi's Msdossary, one of the best e-gamers in the world and a three-time eWorld champion. The game ended 3-1 in favour of Saudi Arabia. In the second game, rapper Cassper Nyovest lost 5-0 against his Saudi opponent, ending the round 8-1 on aggregate.
"In the final game of the day, South Africa were up against Qatar in a game that was initially scheduled to take place on Tuesday, with Thabo Moloi and Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada representing eBafana Bafana."
Rabada, however, was unavailable due to 'a prior commitment that clashed with the new time slot for the Qatar game' however he was replaced by Protea teammate, Andile Phehlukwayo, who unfortunately lost his game 6-4.
The update went on to say, "The game between Thabo Moloi and his Qatari FIFA gamer opponent had to be abandoned due to technical glitches in the FIFA system and the network. This then meant that South Africa lost their 3rd game 6-4 on aggregate.
"At the end of the prelims, Saudi Arabia summits Group D with 9 points in total and will play Israel in the quarterfinals on Friday."
The South African Football Association named the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund as their chosen charity for the tournament's proceedings to go towards.
