MONROVIA, Liberia — Nigeria’s Abdulmumin Jimoh has emerged as the winner of the 16th African Scrabble Championship in Monrovia, Liberia, delivering another major achievement for the country’s dominance in competitive African scrabble.
Jimoh, listed as representing Nigeria in the tournament’s official standings, finished the competition with an impressive record of 22 wins and eight losses, recording a cumulative spread of +1,755 points.
The Nigerian player’s performance placed him among the leading contenders in the continental championship, which brings together some of Africa’s finest word-game specialists to compete for regional supremacy.