Ten players will represent Nigeria at the second edition of the Pan African Youth Scrabble Championship scheduled for August 14 to 17, 2025, in Machakos County, Kenya.
The team, which comprises seven male and three female players, will depart Nigeria for Nairobi on Monday aboard an Asky Airline flight.
President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Engr. Olobatoke Aka, announced the team list on Tuesday in Abuja and will lead the delegation to Kenya. He expressed confidence that Team Nigeria will retain all the titles won at the inaugural edition in Lagos two years ago, where the country emerged dominant in both age categories.
The team includes Sophia Ekeruche, Joy Eberechukwu Nwabuzor, and Eliana Igbe in the female category, while the male contingent consists of Saviour Onazi, Hassan Olojoku, Sufyan Olojoku, Abdulqudus Aliu, Khalid Olosun, Prestige Archibong, and Damilola Adeleke.
Prestige Archibong returns to the championship having won the U-15 title at the previous edition hosted at Chrisland School, Lekki, Lagos.
Four of the ten players are sponsored by the Kwara State government, with Bayelsa State backing two, while Lagos, Edo, Niger, and Akwa Ibom States are each supporting one player.
