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Over 50 Players Fight For Honours At Special Retreat For Pillar of Scrabble In Plateau State

All is now set for the Special Scrabble Retreat, Boards & Buffet in honour of the Pillar of game of words of ‘The Plateau’ Honourable Alex Dadung Botmang in the Tin city of Jos, North Central of Nigeria.

At the close of registration on Thursday, fifty three players within Plateau State and it’s environ have confirmed their participation in the 8 rounds of games one day tournament that the Plateau State Scrabble Association (PSSA) is using to a man, Honourable Alex Dadung Botmang who has being supportive to the growth of the mindgame in the State.

The fifty three wordsmith who will be going through the grueling competition today includes the Ola dynasty of Blessing and Joy as well as Salihu Ola. Tunji Ayeni, Henry Nwosu and Oghomaria Umukoro are in for Boards and Buffett retreat.

Others are Barnabas Babuje, Alhassan Shaibu, Benjamin Isa, Anthony Ajao, Dan Kakwi, Babade Olusegun, Magnus Oraka, Lams Theophilus, John Mantu, Chuwang I. Paul, Samuel Ogbe, Salihu Ola, Bitrus Bagos, Timloh Nandam and Ben Shignuhul.

The list also includes, Joe Gwankat, Engr. D Fwangchi, Nanpon Dakat, Nding Bitrus Pam, Patience Agbata, Bashiru Idris, Danjuma Isandu, Barnabas Ejise, Sognan Shedul, Kelvin Pam, Jonathan Mangai, Obed Okere, Emeka Oranye John Parlong and Malone G. Matta.

The strong cast of wordsmith vieing for honors is completed by, Uba Mallam, Polit Nenfort, Isaac Sylvester, Felix Winful, Paul Owalegba, Gotau Yakubu, Richard Macham, Almagani Emmanuel, Emmanuel Azi, Ashom Izam, Edmund Ehizojie, Peret Babuje, Victor lokoja, Abdullaziz Sani, Idorenyin Anthony, Daniel Gwet, Hauwa Abdullahi and Gyang Davd.

Alhassan Shaibu, was named by the Plateau State Scrabble Association (PSSA) as tournament director. 6 AUS and 2 KOH pairings. The 2021 Colins Dictionary is the reference material with each player aloted 20 per round of game.

The competition is rated by State Scrabble Association and WESPA and NSF rules will apply during the Special Retreat.

It’s imperative to state that Plateau State has been very active at all Nigeria Scrabble Federation NSF Organized Championships including the National Sports Festival and the National Youth Games where they came third with 1 gold and 1 silver medal at the end of the Games.

The Chairman of Plateau State Scrabble Association ,(PSSA), Mohammed Abbas, Macikpah Tersoo Abubakar, Winful Alex Eugene, Macikpah Tersoo Abubakar, Chuwang Paul Obiora Philip, Barnabas Babuje, Henry Nwosu, John Ishaku Mantu and a host of passionate scrabble stakeholders are backing the competition financially and in kind.

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King Ademola Lookman Brings Out His Love

King Ademola Lookman Brings Out His Love

Like his father opened up, Ademola Lookman is essentially a private person, who prefers to do his stuff without all the media blitz.

But on one of his biggest days, when he was crowned Africa’s best player, he could not but make the first public appearance with the woman in his life – Jayda Love.

‘Adebobo’ would even steal a moment on his big night to kiss his American beau.

The 27-year-old Super Eagles star is still single.

Rumours of this romance first surfaced in the summer when the couple appeared to have spent the holidays together.

This was after ‘Mola’ scored his unforgettable hat-trick for Atalanta to win the UEFA Europa League in super style.

Jayda, an Information Technology specialist is based in Dallas, Texas, graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2021 with a degree in public relations.

She follows Ademola Lookman and his foundation on social media.

She is also known to have visited him at his Italian base.

 

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FIFA Rankings: Nigeria’s Super Eagles End 2024 Ahead Of Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have ended 2024 ranked as Africa’s fifth-best team in FIFA’s latest global standings, released Thursday morning, Soccernet.ng reports.

Despite a challenging end to the year that saw the team drop eight places to 44th globally, the Super Eagles still managed to hold their own against eternal continental rivals like South Africa, Cameroon, and Ghana.

This year’s ranking represents a mixed bag for Nigeria. While the team retained its fifth spot in Africa, their decline in global rankings was driven by underwhelming performances in key fixtures.

Most notably, the Super Eagles struggled during the final rounds of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, securing just a solitary point in lackluster outings against the Benin Republic and Rwanda.

Nigeria were forced to a scored draw by the Cheetahs in Abidjan only for Samuel Chukwueze’s excellent strike to end up as consolation in a 2-1 home defeat to the Wasps.

Looking at year-to-year standings, at this time in 2023, Nigeria’s Super Eagles were ranked 42nd in the world but sixth on the continent.

Elsewhere, South Africa’s Bafana Bafana showed marked improvement, climbing th

Cameroon and Ghana, however, endured disappointing campaigns. Ghana’s Black Stars finished the year ranked 77th, a stark reminder of the ongoing struggles within the Black Stars setup.

At the continental summit, Morocco retained their status as the continent’s best, finishing as Africa’s top-ranked team in 14th place globally.

Senegal (17th), Egypt (33rd), and Algeria (37th) rounded out the top four, with Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, and South Africa completing the top 10.

Globally, Argentina retained their position as FIFA’s top-ranked team, followed by France, Spain, England, and Brazil.

With 1,181 international matches played across the calendar year, the rankings reflected consistent dominance from the world’s elite teams.

As Nigeria enter 2025, all eyes will be on the Super Eagles to reignite their competitive spark, with the World Cup qualifiers returning in the first quarter of the year.

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Mbappé: Would Have Been ‘Fun’ To Play With Cristiano Ronaldo

Mbappé: Would Have Been 'Fun' To Play With Cristiano Ronaldo

Kylian Mbappé has said he wishes he could have played with Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo, the club’s all-time leading scorer.

The France international has been a teammate of other football icons but would have relished playing alongside Ronaldo, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and Portugal captain.

“I’ve played with great players: Lionel Messi, Neymar, [Antoine] Griezmann, [Paul] Pogba, [Karim] Benzema…” Mbappé told BeINsports.

“It would have been fun to play with Cristiano Ronaldo — it’s going to be very difficult now — but I was lucky enough to play against him, a legend of the sport.”

Ronaldo, 39, left the Spanish giants in 2018 now plays for Saudi Pro-League side Al Nassr.

Mbappé helped Madrid win the Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday, his second title since joining the Spanish giants in the summer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired.

Speaking to young people with disabilities as part of the BeUNITED program, Mbappe, 25, said he would have never left Paris Saint-Germain had it not been to join Madrid.

“I went to the biggest club in the world,” the 2018 World Cup winner said.

“I have always said that it was the only club I would have left PSG for. If I hadn’t been able to go to Madrid, I would have stayed at PSG all my life.”

Although Mbappé has been prolific for Madrid so far, he has faced criticism for his all-round performances with the team having suffered some high-profile defeats earlier in the season.

“Since I was 14, everyone told me I was going to be great,” Mbappé said.

“But when you’re big, sometimes you feel small…At first I was too hungry and it played tricks on me because I was impatient. But I have passion and this competitive side.

“My dream now is to win trophies with my team, not individual awards. What great title is left for me? The Champions League, but I’m in the best club in the world for that.”

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