Africa accounts for five of the new additions, with national governing bodies from Niger, Chad, Algeria, Somalia and Burkina Faso joining the IESF.

Four from Asia, representing Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Palestine and Tajikistan, have joined the fray.

Organisations from Bulgaria, Haiti and Guadeloupe complete the new intake.

"Congratulations to our newest 12 member federations," IESF President Vlad Marinescu said.

"We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed to IESF's growth across the world and who recognises the work we do to unite the world esports family and secure the future of responsible esports worldwide. 

"We look forward to supporting the development of our 123 members, both large and smaller nations, and seeing them compete under their flags at the 2022 World Esports Championships."

Bali in Indonesia is staging this year's World Esports Championships, which the new IESF members are expected to participate in.

Dota 2, Tekken 7, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and the eFootball series, plus mobile games PUBG Mobile and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, are to feature.

The new IESF members in full are the Bulgarian National Electronic Sports Federation, E-sport Federation Afghanistan, Bangladesh Youth Development and Electronic Sports Association, Palestine Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports, Tajikistan Esports Federation, Mouloudia Algiers Centre, Tournament of Electronics Games of Ouagadougou, Chad e-sport, Nigerien Association of Esport, Electronic Somali Sports Federation, Haitian E-sports Federation and Association GIGA’GAMES Fédération Guadeloupe d’eSports.