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The World Scrabble Championship is shecduled to be held in July in USA.
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has named a 26-man list for the World Scrabble Championship trials later this year.
The World Scrabble Championship trials are scheduled to be held in July in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The trials will be held this weekend in Sapele, Delta State.
26 players were invited for trials in Delta
Wellington Jighere, the current national number one player and the highest-ranked African in the world, leads the list of invited players, with only three females, all double National Sports Festival gold medalists: Malafakumo Best Akpos, Bukunmi Afolayan, and Tuoyo Mayuku.
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Current African Champions Enoch Nwali, two-time African Champion, Dennis Ikekeregor, 2004 African Champion, Nsikak Etim, and Wale Fashina, who won the African Championship in 1998, will be heading to Sapele.
Others include the West African Champion, Eta Karo, Doko Oluwatimilehin, Prince Omosefe, Oshevire Avwengha, who captained Team Nigeria to the last African Scrabble Championship in Lusaka, Champion of Champions, Olatunde Oduwole, Emmanuel Umujose, Emmanuel Ofidi, Cyril Umebiye, and Okiemute Tega.
Ben Quickpen, Jimoh Abdulmumin, Ezinore George, Joseph Aniso, Victor Godwin, Hakeem Olaribigbe, David Yuwa, Anthony Odok, and Vincent Munanyo complete the 26-man list.
Players on standby are Precious Igali, Jacob Ryan, James Ewruje, and Olufemi Gbadebo.
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