By Victor Kanayo
When the 2023 African Games gets underway between March 8 and 23, 2024 in Ghana, Scrabble will feature, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has confirmed.
According to the organisers, the mindgame which has been included, will now feature as a Demonstration Sports when the Games commence in Legon from March 8-23 next year.
Demonstration Sports are competed for without a medal.
Final Push
Report revealed that the approval came after a last minute push by the Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) during the Dr Winifred Awosika African Youth Scrabble Championship Trophy Tour in May, 2023.
The approval from the LOC chaired by Dr Kwaku Ofosu Asare covers both the French and English-speaking scrabble playing countries.
Commendation Galore
President of PANASA Adekoyejo Adegbesan who disclosed this, commended the efforts of Ghana’s Minister of Sports Hon. Mustapha Ussif in making the inclusion of scrabble into Africa’s Olympics a reality.
He also hailed the Scrabble Association of Ghana (SCAG) President Haruna Adamu and the Secretary, Christie Ashley for their strategic contributions to this cheering development.
He said PANASA would work hand-in-hand with the World English Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) in a bid to include the sport into the Commonwealth Games.
