Dare To Receive Dr Winifred Awosika Africa Youth Scrabble Championship Cup In Abuja On Monday
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development will on Monday receive the much talked-about Dr. Winifred Awosika Africa Youth Scrabble Championship Trophy in Abuja.
The prestigious trophy has been on a tour of African countries as a way of eliciting awareness and motivating school children and youth on the social, cultural and educative influences scrabble wields as a mind game and a competitive sport.
Players from Ghana, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Liberia, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Zambia and others will feature in the U-15 and U-19 categories of the championship which will be held simultaneously with the President’s Cup from August 24-28 in Lekki, Lagos.
The Trophy Tour is unprecedented and the first ever for any continental scrabble tournament.
According to the programme of events, Nigeria as the host country will be the next to welcome the Trophy Tour after it was received by top government officials in countries visited so far.
On Monday, the Dr.Winifred Awosika Trophy is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday morning ahead of a reception where staff, students and management of Chrisland School and enthusiasts will be treated to some entertainment by the Nigeria Police Force Band and cultural troops.
After the reception, activities will shift to the Sports Ministry where the minister of Youth and Sports Development Dare will receive the adorable trophy in person by 4pm at the remarkable event.
