Memento set to lead Morocco at Esports Nations Cup 2026

Esports News UK, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 10/04/2026

Lukas ‘Memento’ Persson is set to lead Morocco’s League of Legends team at the Esports Nations Cup 2026. According to a report by Sheep Esports, the veteran jungler has been selected for the international competition.

The report does not yet include full roster details or an official announcement from Morocco’s national team structure. At the time of writing, Memento is the clearest confirmed name attached to Morocco’s League of Legends setup for the event.

Memento’s career so far

Memento, 27, is best known to European League of Legends fans for his time in the LCS and LEC era, where he built a long-standing reputation as an experienced jungle voice. Across stops including Giants Gaming, Schalke 04 and Excel, he became one of those players whose value often sat as much in structure and leadership as in raw mechanics.

That profile makes him a natural fit for a national team environment. The Esports Nations Cup is not a standard club event, and players with stage experience, broad champion knowledge and a steady read on tournament pressure tend to matter even more when rosters are assembled across different domestic backgrounds.

What this means for Morocco at the Esports Nations Cup

This is why the move stands out.

The Esports Nations Cup 2026 announcement already pointed to a more formal national-team system than esports has usually managed, with the tournament backed by the Esports Foundation and set for Riyadh later this year. League of Legends is among the featured titles, and Morocco’s decision to reportedly build around a veteran with European pedigree suggests it is treating the event as more than a symbolic appearance.

It also fits the broader pattern around the competition. According to the event’s organisers, more than 100 nations have entered the wider system, with the ENC positioned as a national-team counterpart to the scale of the Esports World Cup format in Riyadh. Morocco, alongside other African representation such as Egypt and Nigeria, has a chance here to make an early statement in the tournament’s first full cycle.

Morocco’s wider roster is still to come into view

There is still a lot not publicly known. Coaches were due to be proposed through the national team system in March, with full roster submissions following later, according to details previously outlined by the event framework and reported around the competition’s launch by outlets including Esports Insider and Sportcal.

So while Memento appears set to be Morocco’s headline name, the final shape of the squad remains unconfirmed at the time of writing. For now, the immediate question is simple: which players Morocco places around him when its full League of Legends roster comes into view.

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