{"id":6634,"date":"2020-07-29T04:46:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T04:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/red-bull-announces-first-african-esports-athlete"},"modified":"2024-07-22T09:40:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T09:40:54","slug":"red-bull-announces-first-african-esports-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fifa\/red-bull-announces-first-african-esports-athlete","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull announces first African esports athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bull is the sponsor for the likes of the two-time TI-winning organization, OG, as well as a tonne of other world-class pros. Now, the first player from the African continent has been announced. His name is Thabo &ldquo;Yvng Savage&rdquo; Moloi from the MGO Goliath Gaming, and this announcement gives South African esports fans and players hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Red Bull Esports Athlete: Thabo Moloi<\/h2>\n<p>Red Bull South Africa made the announcement on Twitter, welcoming Thabo &ldquo;Yvng Savage&rdquo; Moloi to the winner&#8217;s circle. Thabo is the first-ever player from the African continent to be sponsored by Red Bull.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fifa\/nigerian-fifa-pro-guinness-world-record\" target=\"_blank\">Nigerian FIFA pro plays for 58 hours to shatter Guinness World Record<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is an amazing achievement by the player, and speaking as a South African esports fan, I had chills when Red Bull made the announcement, especially if you know the player&#8217;s history and struggle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedBullZA\/status\/1288058269412589571\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1288058269412589571\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1288058269412589571&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F5014&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1288058269412589571\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1288058269412589571&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F5014&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1595998097163421556=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1595999202343190276=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to the team, welcome to the winner&#8217;s circle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YvngSavage0402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YvngSavage0402<\/a> &#128526;&#127918;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoliathGamingZA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GoliathGamingZA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redbullgaming?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@redbullgaming<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaming<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedBull?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RedBull<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GivesYouWings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GivesYouWings<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mvNOryhNDt\">pic.twitter.com\/mvNOryhNDt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Red Bull South Africa (@RedBullZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedBullZA\/status\/1288058269412589571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thabo is only 18 years old, starting&nbsp;his career back in 2018 at the age of 16.&nbsp;He is the top-rated FIFA player on PS4 in South Africa, and is ranked 73rd in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 16, in his first-ever competitive tournament, he won the&nbsp;official FIFA eWorld Cup Global Series Qualifier for South Africa. Unfortunately, his passport didn&#8217;t arrive in time, meaning he couldn&#8217;t attend the FIFA eWorld Cup.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fifa\/watch-the-new-fifa-21-trailer-featuring-kylian-mbappe-and-announcment-of-fifa-ultimate-team-co-op-mode\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the new FIFA 21 trailer featuring Kylian Mbapp&eacute; and FIFA Ultimate Team co-op mode<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2019, he qualified for the FIFA eWorld Cup Global Series Playoffs again, but couldn&rsquo;t make it to the UK. Being a Red Bull Esports Athlete now, hopefully things will be easier for Thabo, who has been grinding away despite the odds being stacked against him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Back when he started out,&nbsp;Thabo &ldquo;Yvng Savage&rdquo; Moloi had to purchase mobile data to get FIFA practice in and watch tutorials to help him improve. When he won his first tournament, he couldn&#8217;t even afford his own PS4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Red Bull esports athlete South Africa African Thabo Moloi\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/DO1Q5C8PMVzVBlYQaRRRAfJSNQ3UnCMt29j0fG1M_zU\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL1JlZEJ1bGxUaGFiby5qcGc\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 316px;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:11px;\">Thabo &ldquo;Yvng Savage&rdquo; Moloi (Picture: Red Bull ZA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thabo explains: &#8220;In 2018, when I first started playing FIFA competitively, I didn&rsquo;t have the latest console to practice on. I saved my lunch money and asked my parents to help me. That&rsquo;s how I got a second-hand PlayStation 4.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This didn&#8217;t get him down, however, as he kept going for his dreams. Now, he is a Red Bull Esports Athlete, and even led the South African squad in the&nbsp;FIFA eNations Stay n Play Cup&nbsp;which took place earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Thabo &ldquo;Yvng Savage&rdquo; Moloi&#8217;s goal is to become the best FIFA player in the world, and hopefully Red Bull will give this utterly determined player exactly what he needs to achieve his dreams.<\/p>\n<p>You can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbull.com\/za-en\/athlete\/thabo-yvng-savage-moloi\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Thabo&#8217;s Red Bull player profile<\/a>, and show him support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YvngSavage0402\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">on Twitter<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bull is the sponsor for the likes of the two-time TI-winning organization, OG, as well as a tonne of other world-class pros. 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