Lagos agog as EEAST scrabble championship begins today

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By Collins Obijiaka

07 June 2024 | 1:48 americium

The champion scrabble players from crossed the state person gathered successful Lagos for the yearly Emmanuel Egbele Scrabble Tournament (EEAST), which begins contiguous astatine the Eko Hotel, Lagos.

This year’s event, tagged the “Fourth Dimension,” according to the organisers, volition spot much talented youths vying for honours successful assorted categories.The EEAST Championship has ever produced the champion players successful the continent arsenic past winners, Enoch Nwali and Godwin Victor, leveraged connected their acquisition from the contention to triumph the African Scrabble Championship (ASC) and the PANASA President’s Cup respectively.

The main convener of the EEAST, Emmanuel Egbele, said everything needed for different singular amusement of apical prime world-class competition, volition beryllium deployed for the occurrence of the two-day lawsuit slated for prestigious Eko Hotel successful Lagos.

“This 4th variation volition beryllium a monolithic tourney and different prime publication to scrabble improvement to the Southwest portion owed to the venue and of course, the state and the satellite successful general,” helium said.

Meanwhile, president of Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA), Adekoyejo Adegbesan, has certified EEAST arsenic a rated championship. Adegbesan confirmed the seal of support aft acknowledging the premium publication of EEAST to scrabble improvement and promotion of the crippled successful Africa.

Aside the seal of support of EEAST, Adegbesan besides offered to waive the standing fees of the event, which, according to the PANASA president, is a mode of supporting the championship.

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