Sunday

Africa Scrabble Championship 2012

The ninth Africa Scrabble Championship is set to kick off next week starting on 21st to 25th November. The event will be held in Fairmount Hotel Livingstone Zambia.


Defending Champions Nigeria will face stiff challenge from power houses Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and the Hosts [Zambia].

Kenya's team of fourteen will jet out of the country on Monday in two batches. All players are expected to be at the venue latest Tuesday morning before the registration and opening ceremony on Wednesday.

Gitonga Nderitu is expected to lead seasoned World championship campaigners Manase Otieno, Willy Mwangi, Patrick Litunya and Allan Oyende as Kenya seeks to dethrone Nigeria.

Nicholas Mbugua fresh from a top ten finish in the Godwill Akpabio Classics is ready for another go at the Nigerians.
Joseph Chavutia, Stanley Njoroge, David Kangethe, Charles Kariuki are the other heavy weights in the team
Tobias Outi [Inter University Champion] and Martins Mutahi are the youthful players to watch. Cecilia Ruto will be back to defend her best female player title.

Scrabble Kenya thanks the sports ministry for funding the  team.




1 comment:

  1. scrabble is a game board, but right now it can be played online..i usually play it online with my friends, we usually play it during peak time.


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