Orange Liberia on Wednesday, September 9, officially launched the second edition of its gaming competition, the EA FC 2026.
The event is a nationwide football gaming competition to discover Liberia’s best EA FC player.
During the inaugural edition in 2025, Orange proved that gaming in Liberia is not just a habit, but a movement.
Orange is meanwhile, massively expending the 2026 edition in Grand Bassa, Bong and Montserrado counties.
The competition is expected to take place in Grand Bassa, and Bong counties, as the grand final will be staged in Montserrado, beginning with county-level qualifiers.
The winner of this year competition will walk away with a grand prize of US$1,000, thus encouraging participants to register for the tournament by using the Max-it-app.
It can be recalled that Gyude Plato Prowd, won the inaugural edition of the Orange EA Sports FC 26 competition, when he walked away with the grand cash prize of US$1,000.
Declaring the competition officially launched Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in Monrovia, Orange Liberia CEO, Jean Marius Yao, disclosed how the tournament is a platform to provide young and talented Liberians the opportunity to display their respective gaming skills.
“We are launching this tournament here today. It is not just a tournament,; this is also for us, at Orange trusting the future,” Orange Liberia CEO Marius Yao said.
“This is also part of our trust and future ambition. I would like thank all of the teams that work very hard to host this second edition, and our partners for their usual collaboration.”
He then disclosed plans to expend the next edition of the competition into a national county meet, where players all 15 counties can come together and compete for the grand prize.
“Please keep the friendship and compete very hard, but in discipline, respect, and in a good spirit. At the junction, I could like to declare this tournament officially open.”
Giving the overview of the tournament, Orange Liberia Communication Manager, Mabel Mason disclosed that the event is more than just gaming, as it is about competition, talent, excitement and giving young people an opportunity to represent their respective counties on the national stage.
Madam Mason noted that Grand Bassa and Bong Counties will each send their two best players to the national tournament, while Montserrado will be represented by 28 players.
“This gives a total of 32 players competing for the national companionship,” Madam Mason said. “The 32 players will be divided into eight groups of four. Each player will compete against every other player in the group, and the best two from each group will advance to the next stage of the tournament, as the final two players will then face each other in one decisive grand finale.”
At the same time, Orange Liberia Digital Center Senior Manager, Zaza Mulbah said the tournament is not for the ultimate players holding the controllers, but it is a celebration to everyone, as they once again introduce a full-blown hard energy and fun zone at every end.
“We have gotten into active games basis, side competitions, instant prizes for the fans, cash rewards and airtime,” Mulbah said.
He stated that at Orange Liberia, they are proud to initiate the passion of the young people by bridging technology with high outcome entertainment, and as well build a stage where local digital talent shines nationwide.
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