Two underage Scrabble athletes sponsored by the Kwara State Government under His Excellency Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq have been selected to represent Nigeria at the 2024 World Youth Scrabble Championships (WYSC).

Named Aliu AbdulQudus Olawale and Olojoku Sufyan Boluwatife, the skilful under-17 Scrabble athletes whose creative wordplay often catches their opponents off guard are students of the iconic Government High School, Adeta Ilorin.

Last year, the two tactical geniuses who use tiles to maximise advantage clinched gold for Kwara at the 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, courtesy of the preparation they were exposed to by the Kwara State Sports Commission.

The 2024 WYSC will kick off on Friday, September 6, 2024, in Sri Lanka and Nigeria’s contingent which includes Prestige Archibong, the winner of the African Youth Scrabble Championship (WASC U-15), Olawale and Boluwatife is in good spirits.

Governor AbdulRazaq’s investment in sports has been yielding fruits in recent times with athletes from Kwara State shattering glass ceilings in different sports including Squash, Scrabble, Table Tennis, and Badminton among other sports.

On Monday, September 2, 2024, Kwara-born Badminton star Eniola Mariam Bolaji, who has enjoyed Governor AbdulRazaq’s generosity over the year stunned the world after clinching a medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

Bolaji who is the first African to win a badminton medal at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games dedicated her achievements in the Game to His Excellency Governor Abdulrazaq CON in an X post following her ranking as World number two.