The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has extended congratulations to the Nigeria Scrabble Junior team for their outstanding performance at the Pan Africa Youth Scrabble Championship held in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Nigerian team showcased exceptional prowess in the competition, winning both the Under 19 and Under 15 tournaments. Team Nigeria secured individual and team crowns in both categories, with Sophia Ekeruche winning the U15 title and Prestige Archibong dominating the U19 category.

Hon. Olopade described the victory as "another testament to Nigeria's increasing dominance in Sports on the continent." He commended the junior Scrabble players for their achievement, stating, "We are very proud of this feat at the Sports Commission."

Olopade expressed excitement about the achievement aligning with the objectives of the NSC's Renewed Hope initiative for sports development. "We are very excited to see that the objective of our Renewed Hope initiative for Sports Development is already yielding dividends across the various sports. This is another massive achievement for our grassroots sports development drive and our intentional approach towards every sport."

The NSC DG noted that Scrabble is a sport where Nigeria has consistently performed well in international competitions. "Scrabble is a sport that we have always had a good impact at international competitions and the performance in Kenya only shows that the Nigeria Scrabble Federation is on the right path in sustaining Nigeria's dominance."

Olopade emphasized that the NSC is committed to giving every sport the attention needed to excel both domestically and internationally. "The recent impressive showing of the different sports at international competitions - football, weightlifting, basketball, badminton, Para sports, and now Scrabble, just to mention but a few, is as a result of the new approach of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, towards sports development, where equal attention is given to every sport to succeed," he concluded.