Scrabble Federation names Olojoku as Team Nigeria Youth captain

The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has named Sufyan Olojoku as captain of Team Nigeria to the Pan African Youth Scrabble Championship, in Kenya.

NSF made this known in a statement signed by its spokesperson Maxwell Kumoye, on Friday, in Lagos.

The statement details that Olojoku was selected to lead the team because of his calm disposition, experience as well as his friendliness with other members of Team Nigeria.

Olojoku has been representing Kwara since 2021, winning a silver medal in NYG 2021, 2 gold and a Silver in 2023 and has represented Nigeria in a World Youth Scrabble Championship in 2024 and African Scrabble Youth Championship finishing 5th on the log.

He is currently seeking admission in KWASU to study Medical Laboratory Science this year after finishing from Government Day Secondary School, Adewole.

Olojoku who was at the last World Youth Scrabble Championship in Sri Lanka last year will be competing in the U19 category at the Pan African Youth Scrabble Championship.

The ten-man Team Nigeria squad will be leaving for the competition on Monday from Lagos.

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.

The Africa Youth Scrabble Championship (AYSC) is a continental competition for young scrabble players, 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,

Two Nigerian players, David Ojih and Prestige Archibong, won the U-19 and U-15 titles respectively.

Team Nigeria’s roster to Kenya:

Ladies

Sophia ⁠Ekeruche

Joy Eberechukwu Nwabuzor

Eliana Igbe

Men

Saviour Onazi 

Hassan Olojoku 

Sufyan Olojoku

Abdulqudus Aliu 

Khalid Olosun

Prestige Archibong

Damilola Adeleke