LAN News Weekly Recap: SIXW7 Take the Crown, Cade Drops a ₦3M League, October Gets Loaded Details

A new champion, a ₦3,000,000 league and two big group draws. African Free Fire had a busy week, and October is about to get busier.

Top Stories

1. SIXW7 Crowned Champions of Meridian E-Sports 2K26

What Happened: Meridian E-Sports announced SIXW7 as champions of Meridian E-Sports 2K26 in an official "Champions" graphic.

Why It Matters: Meridian closes out with a champion, and the spotlight now moves to the October leagues.

2. Cade Esports Launches ₦3,000,000 Free Fire Mobile Pro League

What Happened: Cade Esports announced the Free Fire Mobile Pro League, also called the National M-Pro League, with a ₦3,000,000 prize pool. Registration runs from 28 September to 7 October, and the league starts on 9 October.

Why It Matters: GameEvo Esports, Esports Africa News, AFC, Bayse and Trace appear as partners on the graphic. Teams have until 7 October to get in.

3. NGFFC S4 and Copa Lokizin S10 Reveal Their Groups

What Happened: NGFFC Season 4 has 36 teams in six groups. Match Day 1 was played on 2 October, and the finals are on 20 October. Copa Lokizin S10 has 36 teams in three groups, with Play-Ins Phase 1 on 3 and 4 October and the finals on 23 and 24 October.

Why It Matters: Both competitions run through October, with finals only three days apart.

4. Roster Wave: MTF, RS Esports, AMG and UND Reload

What Happened: Most Feared Esports signed Isagi (second rusher), Denied (support rusher) and Hapi (sniper). RS Esports added Jordan (second rusher) and Alfazin (grenadier). Amigões E-Sports signed rusher The Mall from NT, and Underground Kings welcomed Nice. Earlier this month, All Star Naija duo Thor and Famezy completed their move to Solar Flare Esports.

Why It Matters: Rushers led the shopping list, with MTF, RS Esports and AMG all adding at least one.

5. OGR General Rankings Series 2 Opens Registration

What Happened: Onward Gaming opened registration for Arc 1 until 7 October. Play runs through five tiers, from Tier 5 on 9 and 10 October to Tier 1 on 27 and 28 October.

Why It Matters: Registration closes on the same day as the Cade league.

Quick Hits

Flawless League S1: Groups A and B have played. Groups C and D play on 3 and 4 October, and the top six from each group move to Phase 2.

ECS League Series 1 Phase 3: The prize pool is ₦350,000. Registration closes on 18 October, and play starts on 21 October.

ARE Community x My Media Org Co.: The two announced a partnership, with a $30 tournament planned for next week.

What to Watch Next

3 and 4 October: Copa Lokizin Play-Ins Phase 1 and Flawless League Groups C and D.

3 October: NGFFC Match Day 2, then a break on 4 and 5 October.

7 October: Registration closes for the Cade league and OGR.

9 October: The Cade league and OGR Tier 5 begin.

Teams that make a transfer or roster change are encouraged to keep the community informed by contacting Lead Access Network.