By Maxwell Kumoye and Mishael Emmanuel
The biggest and most prestigious domestic scrabble competition in Nigeria – the NSF Scrabble Festival 2025 has been scheduled to hold from the 11th to the 17th of April.
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), made this known in a statement pushed out on Thursday in Abuja.
The four-in-one, Scrabble Festival will be staged in the ancient and iconic city of Benin, Edo State, South-South, Nigeria and over 25 States of the Federation are expected to attend the event which was last staged at the Rolak Hotel & Suites, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, South-West, Nigeria in 2024.
Your authoritative and award-winning news channel FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG, gathered that participants are expected to touch down in Benin City, the Culture and Art capital of Nigeria, on the 10th of April.
The Aspha Zadok National Championship, one of the four events that make up the Scrabble Festival bouquet begins on the 11th and ends on the 13th when the NSF Green Jacket winner will emerge.
Lagos State’s Enoch Nwali is the current holder of the revered NSF Green Jacket.
On Monday the 13th of April, the Annual General Meeting (AGM), of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation will take the centre stage.
The AGM provides a turnkey platform for stakeholders in the scrabble fraternity to formulate polices, projects and programs that will accelerate the growth of the sport.
After the AGM on the 14th, the NSF Inter Club Challenge which is open to all the Scrabble Clubs in Nigeria will run from the 15th to the 17th of April. Pyramid SC of Lagos under the stewardship of Engineer Dipo Akanbi, are the defending champions of the competition.
The thrilling and exciting week long Scrabble Festival will be brought to a befitting close with the NSF Awards and Gala Night, on Thursday the 17th of April 2025.
TIMELINE OF NSF NATIONAL SCRABBLE FESTIVAL, BENIN CITY- 2025
• Arrival of players and officials for Asaph Zadok National Championship…Thursday 10th of April, 2025
• Asaph Zadok National Championship… Friday 11th to Sunday 13th of April, 2025
• Annual General Meeting (AGM)… Monday 14th of April, 2025
• Arrival of Clubs for the NSF Inter Club Challenge finals… Monday 13th of April, 2025
• NSF Inter Club Challenge finals… Tuesday 15th to Thursday 17th of April, 2025
• Awards and Gala Night… Thu
