NSF Begins Players Selection For World Tourney

Ten players from the Masters category have been selected by the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) to prepare for the World Scrabble Championship later this month, according to an official.

NSF secretary James Eaykns told newsmen yesterday in Lagos that the federation’s board would meet soon to decide on the actual number of players to represent the country at the tournament.

Eaykns said the players included Oteheri Onota, Bobor Edewor and Peter Moses ranked one, two and three respectively.

He said 15 other players were selected from the Open category and would be further trained for future competitions.

The secretary said that James Ewruje, Spaco Nwosuocha and Jerry Igwe were ranked number one, two and three respectively in the Open category.

He said that some 150 players took part in the competition in Ibadan from which the players were selected, adding that it was at that contest that the federation rewarded winners with cash for the first time.

“We are happy that the players were given some prizes not minding how little they seem; at least it will make them know that we appreciate their efforts,” he said.

Winners in the Masters category were given cash prizes of N150,000, N100,000 and N50,000 for the first, second and third positions respectively.

While in the Open category, the first, second and third ranked players received N75,000, N40,000 and N20,000 respectively.