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.
- Pilot results get an organiser review. During the Founding Season pilot, an organiser reviews the evidence and approves, corrects or voids the result. Ranked Points move only on approval.
- Both ratings update once. On approval, both players’ Ranked Points update a single time and the national board reorders.
Open Encounters and Moments
Spontaneous games — Rivals, Weekend League and other casual matches — are Open Encounters. You can share them as Moments and tag your opponent, but they never change Ranked Points, your sanctioned record or your streak. Only accepted Ranked Matches count.
Conduct
Fabricating evidence, submitting results for matches that were never accepted, or filing abusive or knowingly false disputes can result in removal from the season. Ranked Africa exists to make honest results mean something — behaviour that undermines that is taken seriously.
This page summarises the pilot rules for the Nigeria Founding Season and may be refined as the ladder opens up.