Who would have thought back in the 1980's the various mind sports would have achieved the levels of accreditation that they have today.
When MSSA was started (as the South African Wargames Union) it approached the South African national federation for Chess to become a board of control of such body.
The national federation for chess rejected MSSA's application.
It was the best thing that ever happened to MSSA!
MSSA's committee realised that they would have to get the recognition that they needed by themselves.
By applying continuously to the Confederation of South African Sport (COSAS), MSSA was accepted as a member in 1991.
Thus from 1991 MSSA was allowed to award Springbok Colours to its teams.
The TAFISA World Sport for All Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 6 to 12 October 2016 will see both eSports and Draughts 64 being played at such festival.
Certainly the MWEB Protea eSports and MWEB Protea Draughts Teams are looking forward to going.
MSSA was allowed to award such Springbok Colours even before Chess.
In 1997, MSSA pushed hard to get Morabaraba into the TAFISA Sport for All Festival.
As a result Morabaraba was played in Bangkok, Thailand. The Chef d' Mission was none other than SAFA supremo Mr. Danny Jordaan.
The importance of having both sports played there cannot be over emphasised!
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