Team Nigeria will be represented by 10 players, seven male and three female at the forthcoming 2nd Pan African Youth Scrabble Championship in Machakos County, Kenyan.
The President of Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Engineer Olobatoke Aka, made this public on Tuesday in Abuja, and said that the team would leave for Nairobi on Monday.
Four of the players are sponsored by the Kwara State Government; two other players are heading to Nairobi on the bill of Bayelsa State while Lagos, Edo, Niger and Akwa Ibom states are sponsoring one player each.
Aka believes Nigeria will dominate the competition just as they did two years ago, winning all the titles at stake.
The Africa Youth Scrabble Championship (AYSC) is a continental competition for young scrabble enthusiasts, organized by the Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA).
The second edition is scheduled to take place in Kenya from August 14th to 17th, 2025, at Brighton International School in Syokimau, Machakos County.
The championship will feature two categories: Under 15 and Under 19, with 150 players from 11 countries expected to participate.
The 2023 African Youth Scrabble Championship was held in Lagos, Nigeria, from August 24th to 28th, at Chrisland School, Lekki.
It featured two categories: Under 15 and Under 19, with participants from Nigeria, Kenya, Liberia, Ghana, and Uganda.
Two Nigerian players, David Ojih and Prestige Archibong, won the U19 and U15 titles respectively.
The players for Nairobi are:
Ladies:
Sophia Ekeruche
Joy Eberechukwu Nwabuzor
Eliana Igbe
Men
Saviour Onazi
Hassan Olojoku
Sufyan Olojoku
Abdulqudus Aliu
Khalid Olosun
Prestige Archibong
Damilola Adeleke
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