The Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Team which attends a Zain Africa Challenge National Qualifying Tournament or the Championship Festival must meet the following requirements:

1. The four members of the Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Team must each have taken the student tryout test and participated in Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Club activities (practice games) in order to be eligible for the competition.
2. Students must be undergraduates, having never received a bachelor's degree.
3. Students must be full-time students as defined by the university. A registrar verification that a lower course load completes all degree requirements is acceptable in lieu of the full-time student status requirement.
4. Each member of the Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Team must be registered in school for the semester or quarter during which the Zain Africa Challenge National Qualifying Tournament and/or International Championship Festival is conducted in order to be eligible to compete.
5. The composition of the Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Team should reflect the diversity and history of the institution.
6. All players are limited to one year of Zain Africa Challenge participation at the International Championship and Festival, regardless of institutional affiliation. If the team does not advance to the International Championship Festival, the players may compete at the National qualifyingf tournament the following year.
7. Zain Africa Challenge universities may add additional eligibility requirements to conform to its university policies.