It’s hard but not impossible to fund PSN account in Nigeria and other unsupported countries directly not listed on PlayStation Network. There are two ways to play games on your PS4 console; you either buy a CD or get a digital download. For unsupported countries and Nigerians, most gamers buy CDs, while the few that get digital games have to drop off their console and get charged exorbitant prices for this service.
Since I got my PS4, I bought an Uncharted 4 CD and every other game I’ve played since then has been bought online from PSN Store and downloaded digitally. This is better for me because I can easily switch between games and play on my PS4 console, those buying CDs have to go through the stress of ejecting CDs and inserting another when they want to try out different games on their console.
There are advantages and disadvantages to getting games digitally/CDs as some would argue. CD buyers will say they can sell game CDs or trade for another game when a game has been completed; while others will argue they wouldn’t have to worry about Hard Disk crashes. Buying games digitally require you have a huge volume of data and fast internet to download; if these conditions are meant I still think it’s better to download PlayStation games digitally than to buy CDs.
Opening a Verified PSN Account in Nigeria
It’s impossible to open a Nigeria PSN account. The only way to have a working PSN account in Nigeria is if you open an account with US information. You can sign up for a PSN account directly on your PlayStation 4 console if you have your WIFI connected, this step is easy and straightforward as your console gets activated immediately for the PSN account you have created.
When signing up for a PlayStation Network account on your console, select United States as Origin. Now you can select any US state but some US states get charged tax money when buying games online so you have to avoid this. States like Florida, Northern California, Alabama and Oregon do not get charged extra for buying games on PSN; use one of these and Google the state ZIP code as it would be required in the process of signing up for a US PSN account. When you are done registering you will be asked if you want to add your credit card as payment method, do not enter. Getting a US account will let you fund PSN account in Nigeria.
Buying a PSN Gift Card – Fund PSN Account in Nigeria
Now that you have a US PSN account, you will need a US PSN card to fund your Wallet in order to buy games or anything you wish on the PSN account. I’ve made purchases on Amazon and Offgamers, I would recommend Offgamers as they have more US PSN card options and you will need to register as a US resident for you to purchase the gift card on Amazon.
- Sign up for an account on Offgamers, make sure to enter correct information and phone number as a code will be sent to your phone for verification.
- Make US PSN gift card purchase here.
- Pay with your credit card or with your Nigerian PayPal account, I normally pay with my PayPal since I have a Dollar card connected to the account.
- Offgamers will send you emails when you sign up and your order details when it has been completed.
- The US PSN gift card code is also completed immediately.
How to Finally Fund PSN Account in Nigeria
Since you have created a US PSN account on your console the rest would be easy. There are two ways to apply the code, you can do it directly from your PS4 console or on the web by signing-in to your PSN account. To do it on the console, put on the PS4 and make sure it’s connected to the internet. Open the store and select “Wallet” from the menu shown at the left side of your screen, select Redeem Codes and enter your 12 digit PIN. See the other way below:
- Sign-in to PlayStation Store.
- Hover the mouse on top of your user ID at the top-right corner to bring out account options. Select Account Settings.
- Select Redeem Prepaid Card
- Enter the 12-digit code you bought from OffGamers (see image below)
- Click on Continue and confirm to see funds add to your Wallet.
You can buy as many US PSN Card many times as possible, just follow the above steps to fund Wallet. You can also buy PlayStation Plus membership card to get exclusive access to top games free and exclusive discount on games on PlayStation Store. Now that your wallet has been funded, you can start buying games directly on your console from PlayStation Store. I normally download my games with Spectranet’s unlimited night browsing. See all available unlimited data plans in Nigeria.
If you really love your console you ought to have a UPS connected with it, this way you can shut it down yourself when PHCN takes power. Downloading a game while power is taken away suddenly on the console will corrupt your games.
Sony really has a weird problem with people outside the mainland USA. I’m in Puerto Rico and they don’t accept my credit card, I have to use PayPal.
Thankfully, PayPal is globally recognised.
Hello! Biodun how many games can I buy with my psn wallet.
Can one account work on multiple console?
Are “offgamers” trusted?? Seeing some funny reviews about them. Also my PayPal is a Nigerian account? Will this be an issue?
Yes, trusted. I buy from there all the time. No issues with Nigerian PayPal.
My paypal i tried over nd over its nt working at all
Hi Biodun. Awesome article must say. Read it and jumped right in. Offgamers were quite reliable just as you stated. No issues with my paypal account either. Really glad to finally fund my psn account..now I can take my gaming up a notch. Thanks for the hack brav. Sad your a Chelsea fan though…you seem like a smart ol geek. *winks*
Hahaha…thanks bruh. Glad to help with the article, been using offgamers since I found that about them. Chelsea for life!!! lol
can i still make use of my bank atm apart from dollar account bro
It most likely won’t work but you can give it a try.
Hey Biodun, really nice article. But I would like to know if PS4 PSN cards work also for PS3.
Never tried it before on PS3, but it’s about the same PSN network, so it will work.
Bro how do you buy PlayStation now account
I don’t have one but I think it’s subscription-based like having ps plus account. The process should be the same.
The offgamers link I shared here has a PS Now gift card you can buy.
Hello Biodun,
Great article, I have had issues logging into my psn plus.
Does GTB debit card work with payments for PlayStation Plus 3 Months Membership (US) Discount Promo?
I do not have a paypal account
It works, you can open PayPal and also link your card.
Hello Biodun,
Another question.
I just purchased 3 months membership on PSN through off gamers.
When do I get my 12 digits code?
You will be notified via your mail, some minutes.
Can I pay for my gold memeber ship with the gift card and I can download the game even know I am in Nigeria with the gift card I don’t need to do and network settings ?
I don’t know what you mean by Gold membership.
Wow,
Thanks a bunch Biodun, I have finally found my way around.
I am now enjoying the last of us multiplayer game
Hello Biodun,
I am interested in opening a PAYPAL account. but I was wondering if I could use it to receive payment?
Your input will be highly appreciated
Thanks bro
Hey Biodun, thanks for the reply but still one or two more questions though. How would I receive the code from Offgamers and how long does it normally take?
It will be sent to your mail, you can also find in your account dashboard on Sasho/Offgamers. It only takes some minutes.
Thanks Biodun.
You just saved me a few bucks. I was about to pay about 4k more for the same thing thankfully, I came across this article.
Thanks once again
You are welcome.
If I have a PayPal account from Nigeria how can I buy thing with it
Hi Biodun,
Thanks for your article. I have has a PS4 console for several months now and rudely found out i couldn’t register an account cos i was in Nigeria – bummer.
I asked a friend in the UK to open one for me but i he guess he was feeling skittish about doing so before the tax people show up on his door step.
I will follow your steps and hope it works for me. From all the posts to your article i am sure it does. I do have a Nigerian PayPal account that works too.
Thanks again.
You are welcome bruh. If you get stuck at a place, do reach out. My PSN is baldbighead, you can add up for some FIFA battle.
Cheers!!!
Hi Biodun,
Remember me?
Been enjoying the hack all this while but now I need to get on PSN plus and it’s not accepting my PayPal acct?
I must be doing something wrong.
Can you give me step by step guide?
Thanks
Where are they not accepting your PayPal?
Hi biodun. Please with all respect can i get your number i just found this article i really need to communicate with you further. Thanks mine is 08081650075. God bless
Hi Biodun, please I would like to know if you can use UK PSN gift card to fund your account if you set the account region to UK
can i buy the psn cards from jumia and use instead
And after buying the games with the gift card so I need to pay another charges to play multiplayer online ?
You need a PS Plus subscription for online multiplayer. So yes, you have to pay for it.
I just want to say thanks a million bro. you just saved a life from frustration
Big man God bless you. I’ve been stuck for about two days now. Finally bought the amount I needed…thanks boss!!
Always happy to help, Ibrooo. Cheers!
Can i play multiplayer games with the psn account
Yes, you can do online play with friends
Thanks for the post b
I was sad I couldn’t use my PS4 console to its fullest
Anyways, I’d like to contact you on certain issues
I’m sure you wouldn’t drop your number herein for security reason
So please send me an email
Thanks b
howtotechng@gmail.com
Hi Biodun, Why didn’t i find your post earlier. Please would i need to change / mask my IP address when redeeming the code or during download?
No, you don’t. It works directly.
thanks, you’ve been helpful
hello i have paid for the card but i have not seen the code
Chuka, i hope you eventually got the code?
Cheers
Hey Bro…
Thanks for this, was so helpful to achieve what i wanted… Thanks alot!
You are welcome, Eke.
Hello biodun. My name is Emmanuel. I stay in Abj. I just followed your tutorial here and bought 60 dollars PSN, Because I wanted to download FIFA 20, but it’s More than 30 minutes now, I still can’t see my 12 digits codes.
They have sent 3 different emails, none is what I want. Please bro, how long should I wait before I become worried.
My WhatsApp number is 07068569004.
I would love to chat with you bro. Please..
Hi, they are trying to verify your payment. You will be sent the code.
I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE AN ACCOUNT ON SONY.COM BUT IT IS NOT SHOWING IN NIGERIA
Read the article again,there’s no nigeria option
Read the article again,there’s no nigeria option
Master biodun i greet you boss,its nice to know this thread is still kicking….God bless you for your good work.
I would like to know if there’s any variation on the spectranet subscription prices lately or its still the same
Thank you :)
Hi, the plans have been updated since this article was written, we’ve updated as well – check here https://howtotechnaija.com/spectranet-internet-plans-prices/
The info was very helpful, much appreciated
Thanks a million boss u just safe a soul some dollars
You are welcome, glad I could help.
Hey biodun they did not accept my paypal I tried inputting the code from off gamers to my ps4 direct it worked but I am not still logged into my ps plus
Hello Biodun,
I need your help. My eleven year old son is driving me up the wall!
I used your hacks and bought a $10 card for him. He inhaled it and now I want to give him a present that I have been promising him since 1412.
Only to get to OffGamers and no PayPal. Just Yandex and ChinaWallet. And the OffGamers chatbot does not seem to like.
Please help a desperate parent!
I am about to go crazy
Hello Ma’am, sorry about that. I just tried now on OffGamers and I saw PayPal as a payment option. Maybe you should try again.
There are also other options like Card payment.
PayPal is still an option ma’am. I still purchased using OffGamers/PayPal yesterday(all thanks to Biodun’s post)
I would advise you are already login to your PayPal account (on same system), so OffGamers can automatically redirect you to your logged-on Portal.
Hope this helps.
Hello. Quick question yeah. If I buy the psn gift card do I get sent the code or do I have to wait for the physical copy before I get my code?
You get the code
Thanks, Biodun. I appreciate it. I eventually bought it from Amazon which had been behaving funny. Peace Restored.
PS The chatbot eventually told me that I was not allowed to use online payment channels because of some verification issue.
Glad to hear its been sorted.
Thanks, Biodun. I didn’t know some states in the USA are not paying tariff on this, saves me a useful slim wad going this route to get cool PNS.
Thank you so much for the breakdown. You are so helpful and now I can play Modern Warfare and Borderlands 3 online with PlayStation plus. Thank you!!
Thanks again biodun, i successfully created the account using a New York postal code and city name but going back to the playstation web page, the ps plus pages shows an error about “too many redirects”
I don’t really understand. What do you want to do at the PlayStation web page?
i want to subscribe for the ps plus
Lol, i find this funny because I purchase Ps Plus subscription cards frequently. My last subscription expired in October. In reality it is quite easy to purchase playstation redeem codes. But unfortunately not directly from the ps store directly. What I recommend is that you look around for online gaming stores that do digital delivery and accept Nigerian cards. for example, the first time I subscribed for PS Plus i purchased the Gift Card from https://www.mygiftcardsupply.com/ . At first I was skeptical about buying from a retailer I had not used before but did some search about them. They offer quick delivery within seconds. Another what I personally use right now is the https://www.prepaidgamer.com/. Its an SA store which I registered my account under and is actually cheaper in terms of foreign exchange, so Ive been using it ever since. Ive been using them for a while now and got my pals to do the same. They recognise Nigerian Cards and have a direct connection with GT-Bank for transactions. Its all quite easy and fast, the delivery is done the instant you pay, takes me 2 mins to make a purchase. Hope this was helpful.
Thanks for your input.
My cousin kept going on about the Komani PES 2020 he downloaded, and would often talk about how this post was useful to him (too techy I don’t understand what he says sometimes) . He has this fad for games and you just plused it with your post and he is so excited now. Thanks a lot, Biodun!
You are welcome.
Hello Biodun. Your article has been helpful, but I can’t get through payment with off gamers, they keep telling me that my payment couldnt be processed. What do you think could be the problem? Thanks
what card are you using or payment platform?
Thanks. still valid