Oluwatimirehin Doko was crowned the winner of the 15th African Scrabble Championship which concluded yesterday in Kigali, Rwanda, as Nigeria maintained its dominance on the continent.
The four-day continental show featured 32 rounds of duels between 10 participating countries: Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Gambia, Mauritius, Zambia, South Africa, Cameroon and Uganda.
At the end of the contest, seven Nigerians were in the top 10 of the championship.
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After winning the 2023 West African Scrabble Championship, Doko turned heads and added another feather to his cap, winning with one round remaining and receiving praise from fans.
The 24-year-old had a tough road to victory, starting the round with a 64-point victory over Uganda’s Godwin Murungi, 487-423, and finishing with seven wins from eight matches by the end of the first day. .
He maintained his momentum and defeated his opponent. Abdulmumin Jimoh, 497-420, 57 points difference. With this victory, Doko moved to table 1 in the 13th round and maintained his tempo through the next 19 rounds to claim the championship.
Before playing the 32nd round, Dokou outscored Abdulmumin Jimoh by a victory margin of 152 points, finishing 574-422 with one game in hand, posting 24 wins and a massive 2082 accumulated points.
This is the 14th time a Nigerian has won the title, with Oluwatimirehin Doko’s clubmate Enoch Nwari beating fellow Nigerian Wellington Jigele in the tournament in Lusaka, Zambia two years ago. won by holding down.
