NSF Inter Club Scrabble Challenge hosts last edition in Yenagoa

Posted : 12 March 2025

The last zonal qualifiers for the NSF Inter Club Scrabble Challenge will be held this weekend in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

Clubs from Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and Edo States will be vying for the two tickets to the finals next month in Benin City, Edo State.

The Technical Director of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), John Curtis, told your authoritative and award-winning news channel, FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG, on Monday that six clubs are already through to the finals.

The teams are:

Pyramid SC – Defending champions
Benin City SC – Host club
Abuja Central SC A
Abuja Central SC B
Gateway SC
Surulere SC
Surulere SC and Gateway Scrabble Club secured their slots from the South-West Zonal Qualifiers, while Central SC A and B of Abuja punched their tickets during the North-Central Zonal Qualifiers.

Pyramid SC of Lagos, under the leadership of Engineer Dipo Akanbi, was given a wild card to the finals, just as Benin City Scrabble Club will be in the finals as the host club.

The finalists will be divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two clubs during the group stage advancing to the semifinals and then to the final. There will be a third-place game between the losing semifinalists.

The Inter-Club Scrabble Challenge is the third event in the 4-in-1 NSF Festival scheduled to take place in Benin City, Edo State, South-South Nigeria, next month, from the 11th to the 17th.

Before the Inter-Club Challenge, the Asaph Zadok National Championship will run for three days, followed by the NSF Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The Awards and Gala Night will cap the Scrabble feast in the Art and Culture capital of Nigeria – Benin City.

In the last nine months, Edo State has played host to major Scrabble events in Nigeria, including:

The All Nigeria Amazon Championship
The South-South National Championship
The control center of the virtual National Youth Team camp
Dexdee End of the Year Retreat
The Vice President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Engineer Bright Idahosa, has been driving the Scrabble traffic to the ancient and iconic city of Benin.

It’s important to note that the All Nigeria Amazon Scrabble Championship was the first of its kind in Nigeria and Africa; it attracted the finest Scrabble ladies ever seen in the history of the sport.

We gathered that Bright Idahosa, who is heading the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 3rd NSF Festival, and his team have promised to work hand in hand with the Main Organizing Committee (MOC), under the leadership of Engineer Toke Aka, to stage a show-stopping Scrabble Festival this April.

NSF Inter Club Scrabble Challenge hosts last edition in Yenagoa

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