Fair play & verification
Ranked Points only move on results both players can stand behind. Here is how that works, in plain terms.
How a ranked result becomes official
- Accept first. A match only affects Ranked Points if it was accepted as a Ranked Match before play. Unsolicited claims cannot move anyone’s rating.
- Stakes lock before kickoff. The win, draw and loss values are shown and frozen the moment the fixture becomes active. Nothing changes after you’ve seen the stakes.
- Evidence is required. A result can’t be submitted without proof — a final-score screenshot or clip. No proof, no result.
- The opponent can confirm or dispute. Both players see the submission. Silence approves nothing, and it blocks nothing either.
- Uncertain results get human review. Operators can approve, correct, request more evidence, place an integrity hold or void a result. Ranked Points move only on a supported ruling.
- Both ratings update once. On approval, both players’ Ranked Points update a single time and the national board reorders.
Friendlies stay friendlies
A game does not affect RP merely because somebody won it. Both players must agree that the match is Ranked before kickoff, or an authorised organiser must publish it under a competition’s locked rules. A friendly cannot be turned into a Rated result afterwards.
Interrupted matches keep their context
Power, network and game failures are recorded separately from the score. Players can agree to replay, submit what happened or dispute the claim. An interruption does not silently become a loss, and a walkover never fabricates RP for a match that was not played.
Organised competition uses the same standard
A tournament or league may decide who advances, but RP moves only for matches that were actually played and verified. Administrative outcomes such as no-shows or disqualification remain competition decisions rather than invented game results.
Conduct
Fabricating evidence, submitting results for matches that were never accepted, or filing abusive or knowingly false disputes can lead to restrictions or removal from the network. Ranked Africa exists to make honest results mean something — behaviour that undermines that is taken seriously.
Specific competition rules may add format and advancement terms, but they cannot weaken the identity, evidence or audit boundaries described here.