Nigeria emerged champions at the maiden African Games Scrabble tournament in Ghana after finishing top in the women’s category.
Uganda claimed the ultimate prize in the men’s version with upsets against some of the continent’s powerhouses.
Scrabble is featuring at the Games for the first time but as one of the demonstration sports at Africa’s version of the Olympics.
The keenly contested mind game saw hundreds of scrabble players showcase their word power in 27 rounds at the Alisa Hotel North Ridge in Accra, Ghana.
The encounters unpacked upsets and surprises as the eight English-speaking countries; Liberia, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Sierra Leone in the men’s category in Day One, battle to qualify into the knockout stage.
After thrilling games, Nigeria qualified to face Uganda while Kenya slugged it out against Liberia in the semi-finals.
