Nigeria will lay a powerful declare for a 2nd directly conquest of the African Scrabble Championship, as the rustic will likely be at this yr’s festival in Monrovia, Liberia with the 3rd greatest contingent amongst all competing international locations.
Sports247 amassed that Nigeria’s squad of 25 avid gamers, who will attempt to retain the identify they received closing yr on the championship amongst English-speaking international locations, is 3rd in the back of Kenya’s 34 and 30 from Uganda.
This a lot used to be disclosed by means of Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC) director-general, Honourable Bukola Olopade’s particular assistant media, Kola Daniel, who mentioned that the avid gamers will likely be in to Liberia for the contest’s sixteenth version with a price to reaffirm the rustic’s standing as Africa’s main Scrabble country.
Daniel added, “The championship will function 134 avid gamers from 24 international locations on the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complicated in Monrovia, atmosphere the level for a keenly contested combat for continental honours.
“Nigeria assembled a 25-player contingent for the match, drawing at the nation’s wealth of Scrabble skill and revel in. Kenya leads in numbers with 34 avid gamers, whilst Uganda follows with 30, reflecting rising competitiveness within the sport around the continent.
“Nigeria has established an impressive popularity in African Scrabble, profitable a couple of crew and person titles through the years, and generating avid gamers who’ve excelled at each continental and international ranges. That document puts the protecting champions a few of the favourites.
“As rival international locations accentuate their efforts to problem Nigeria’s dominance, the sixteenth version is predicted to ship stiff festival, with Kenya, Uganda and different taking part international locations desperate to make their mark (with) advanced preparation, wider participation and rising grassroots building throughout Africa.
“For Crew Nigeria, the target is obvious: shield the identify, maintain the rustic’s proud custom and show as soon as once more the intensity of Nigerian skill. The crew will depend on its revel in, aggressive pedigree and collective power because it takes at the continent’s perfect avid gamers.”
Sports247 amassed additional that amongst Nigeria’s avid gamers set to function within the festival from this Thursday up until Sunday are fast-rising Cyriel Umebiye and Abdulmumeen Jimoh, who ruled the new ScrabbleMania warm-up festival with 26 wins in the similar venue.
With Nigeria hsving received 14 out of 15 editions on this festival, all eyes will likely be at the present squad once they start their marketing campaign in Monrovia, the place they come with a powerful goal to go back house with the continental identify nonetheless of their grip.