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Ghana’s wordsmith Kofi Acquah roll out plans for scrabble bash

Ghana’s wordsmith Kofi Acquah roll out plans for scrabble bash

Ghana’s scrabble star,  Kofi Acquah is set to commemorate his 40th birthday celebration with a scrabble competition in Accra on Saturday, May 25. Top 37 jammers including World No. 8 Charles Tachie-Mensah, Stanley Ubiedi and a host of others will engage one another in the mind game contest. 2023 African Games women's bronze medallist Betty Kyeremateng will also be in the mix at the one-day tournament....

UNILAG’s Enock Nwali wins National Scrabble Championship for Lagos

UNILAG’s Enock Nwali wins National Scrabble Championship for Lagos

Lagos State had a remarkable outing at the NSF National Scrabble Festival in Ogun State, winning the individual and team games. African Scrabble champion, Enock Nwali who is a student of Human Kinetics and Health Education in the University of Lagos won the individual event after claiming 20 wins and a draw for a cumulative points of 1220 from 28 rounds of games. Another Lagos player,...

2023 African Games: When is it and what is it about?

2023 African Games: When is it and what is it about?

Africa is bracing up for the 13th edition of the African Games that will take place in Ghana from March 8. The continental sports festival has been a traditional event organised by the Africa Union in partnership with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the Association of African Sports Confederations. All 54 countries on the continent are expected to participate in the quadrennial...

Unilag student Doko wins 2023 West Africa Scrabble Championship

Unilag student Doko wins 2023 West Africa Scrabble Championship

A 500-level student of the University of Lagos, Doko Oluwatimilehin of the Department of Pharmacy has emerged winner of the 2023 West Africa Championship in Lagos. Doko took home the cash prize of $2000 after gathering 1163 points from a tial 19 wins and nine losses in across the three-day competition. He  fended off stiff challenge George Ezinore and current African Scrabble champion, Enoch Nwali. On...