New 2024-2025 Season Information

https://www.afrikapro.com/en/blog/2025-season-info

$ 1,586,250.00 Pay-out!!

601 prizes to be won!

Single-Bird Entries (US$ 750 per Pigeon)

Entry: A Single-Bird entry consists of 1 Activated pigeon plus 4 Reserve pigeons. Participants may enter one or more Single-Bird entries.
Single-Bird Entry Activation Fee: The Single-Bird Entry activation fee is US$750. Fanciers may optionally activate all reserve pigeons who successfully complete the Activation Race at an additional cost of US$750 per pigeon.
Replacing Pigeons: Any Reserve pigeon can replace the Activated pigeons in a Single-Bird entry before Race 1 commences - at no additional cost.
Activation: All pigeons that return after the Activation Race - including reserve pigeons, qualify for Activation. The activation cost is US$750 per pigeon. Should a participant decide not to activate all his pigeons, such pigeons will be on sale to other participating fanciers throughout the season to compete in the AFRIKAPRO series.
Activation Fee Payment Period: Participants will have five days to pay the Activation Fee after the Activation Race for all pigeons that return from the Activation Race.

Single-Bird Entries Will Compete In The Following Competitions

ACE Pigeon (Blue Jacket) Competition
This competition will evaluate the performance of all pigeons throughout the series. Based on their cumulative flying time over 10 consecutive races, 200 prizes will be awarded to the top 200 ACE pigeons.
Race Winners
The AFRIKAPRO features a series of 10 consecutive races, with 290 prizes worth $546,000.00 allocated for the winners. All activated pigeons that make it to the Final Race will compete for 200 prizes. The organisers reserve the right to adjust the distance to ensure a final race of approximately 8 to 9 hours or 600km in distance.
Endurance Series (Brown Jacket) Competition
The Endurance ACE Pigeon titles will be awarded to the top ten pigeons with the shortest accumulated flying time over the five longest races of the season
Sprint Series (Green Jacket) Competition
The Sprinter ACE Pigeon title will be awarded to the pigeon with the shortest accumulated flying time over the season's first five races. The year's top ten Sprinter ACE pigeons will be recognised for their exceptional sprinting abilities.

*Single-Bird entries are not eligible for Fancier competitions, such as the "Fancier of the Race" and "Black Jacket" competitions. However, single-bird entrants may create syndicates to participate in these fancier competitions.

Teams will compete in these competitions.

Competitions Summary

COMPETITIONS	TOTAL WINNINGs	FULL TEAM ($15,000/Team)	SINGLE PIGEON ENTRY ($ 750/Pigeon)
Fancier of the Year (Black Jacket)	$ 498, 375.00	✔	✗
Fancier of the Race	$ 22, 500.00	✔	✗
Race Winners	$ 546, 000.00	✔	✔
ACE Pigeon (Blue Jacket)	$ 385, 125.00	✔	✔
Sprint Series (Green Jacket)	$ 59, 250.00	✔	✔
Enduro Series (Brown Jacket)	$ 75, 000.00	✔	✔
Total Pay-out	$ 1,586,250.00	$ 1,586,250.00	$ 1,065,375.00

Full-Team Entries (USD 15 000 per Team)

Full-Team entrants will compete in all four above-mentioned competitions, including the 2 fancier competitions. Single-Bird entrants can form Full Teams by forming a syndicate.

US$ 15,000.00 per Full-Team
After the Activation Race and before Race 1, overseas participants must nominate a team of 20 pigeons for the racing season.
All fanciers whose pigeons are born and bred locally in South Africa must nominate 15 pigeons per team after the Activation Race and before Race 1.
A Maximum of two full teams (25 pigeons/team) or 50 pigeons per fancier will be allowed to enter the AFRIKAPRO loft with intake. Full teams compete in all 7 competitions, including the Fancier of the Race and the Fancier of the Year (Black Jacket) Competition.
Any surplus pigeons may compete in the Single-Bird competitions at US$ 750 per pigeon

Fancier Of The Race:
Determined by the shortest combined flying time of the first two activated pigeons per team in a specific race.
Fancier of the Year (Black Jacket) Competition
The Fancier of the Year is determined by the shortest combined flying time of the first two activated pigeons over 10 consecutive races. Fanciers must select and activate their top 10 performing pigeons in their team before every race. The fancier with the fastest accumulated flying time wins the sort-after "Fancier of the Year" award.

THE PROPOSED SHIPMENT SCHEDULE FOR SHIPPING BIRDS TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON!!

Plan accordingly by following the suggestions from The Afrika Pro below.

First Collection 2024

(NOW CLOSED)

Ship the 6 – 8 week-old pigeons to Daniel Hash/Avian Export Services-USA.

August 26- September 13th

Quarantine will start on September 13, 2024.

We will ship the birds to Afrika Pro in mid October.

PRINT OUT THIS 2024-2025 AFRIKA PRO OLR ENTRY FORM

Second Collection 2024

Ship the 6 – 8 week-old pigeons to Daniel Hash/Avian Export Services-USA.

October 15- October 21st

Quarantine will start on October 22, 2024.

We will ship the birds to Afrika Pro on November 22, 2024.

PRINT OUT THIS 2024-2025 AFRIKA PRO OLR ENTRY FORM

Third Shipment 2025

Ship the 6 – 8 week-old pigeons to Daniel Hash/Avian Export Services-USA.

January 6- January 10th

Quarantine will start on January 11, 2025.

We will ship the birds to Afrika Pro on Feb 12, 2025.

PRINT OUT THIS 2024- 2025 AFRIKA PRO OLR ENTRY FORM

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$150 PER PIGEON DUE WITH THE BIRDS! THIS COST IS STRICTLY ONLY FOR THOSE BIRDS WHICH ARE DESTINED TO COMPETE IN THE AFRICA PRO RACE.

$170 PER PIGEON IF RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF OUR ESTABLISED AND PUBLISHED COLLECTION DATES.

This will cover ALL quarantine, testing, and export costs associated with the new strict requirements imposed by the govenment of South Africa, so that we can successfully continue shipping your birds to The Afrika Pro!

ALL PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE PAYABLE TO: AVIAN EXPORT SERVICES

PLEASE ONLY SHIP BIRDS TO US DURING OUR ESTABLISHED COLLECTION DATES!!

Avian Export Services is both the race "Agent" and "Shipper" for all birds we collect and export on your behalf.

Birds will require 28 days pre export quarantine and multiple testing prior to export to SA this year!

Preferred Payment Method (Check/Money Order) for Shipping and Quarantine payable to:

AVIAN EXPORT SERVICES

We also accept ZELLE which has no transaction fees: dan@avianexportservices.com

* Avian Export Services will make the export due to their years of experience in shipping birds safely to South Africa*

$150.00 PER PIGEON DUE WITH THE BIRDS!
$170 PER PIGEON if received outside of our established and published collection dates.

Please PMV pigeons 30 days before shipping - Best to ship pigeons 45 days or older.

Ship Pigeons To:

Daniel Hash

Avian Export Services

P.O. BOX 146

Kaysville, Utah 84037

Cell: 801-580-6476

www.AvianExportServices.com

WhatsApp: 801-580-6476

Frank McLaughlin and Daniel Hash will be collecting ENTRY FEE payments for all US entries.

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