{"id":16018,"date":"2024-03-20T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=16018"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:23:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:23:00","slug":"scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The president of the Pan African Scrabble Association, PANASA Adekoyejo Adegbesan has described the debut of Scrabble as demonstration sports at the ongoing African Games as a fulfilled dream.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adegbesan elated about the grand entry, however, alluded that it was not a stroll in the park for the mind game to be accepted as a demonstration sport by the organising body.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We made history today March 15th for scrabble in the 13th African Games. If you backdate us to April last year, we weren&#8217;t in a sport in the African Games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had a couple of meetings with the minister in Ghana, and somehow we found ourselves in the Games and, it has been a bumpy ride.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been pulled out at several points in time after several committee meetings, brought back, but finally, we play the first tile of the scrabble game at the African Games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a dream come true. It is one of the things I wanted to achieve as the president, and to achieve it this time gives a great feeling,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The president revealed that moves will begin to ensure Scrabble becomes a competitive sport at the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We think it is more difficult to get to African Games than to get to the Commonwealth Games because it is restricted to English countries, but African Games is a combination of both French and English. So for us to break that barrier in African Games, it makes our stories easy to tell when we make our case to the commonwealth Games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going to document what has happened here, and we will make a good report to ensure that Scrabble is looked at differently as a competitive sport,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright\u00a92023 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written, or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from our management.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This site is not responsible for the content displayed by external sites<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president of the Pan African Scrabble Association, PANASA Adekoyejo Adegbesan has described the&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President - KICK442 Sport News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President - KICK442 Sport News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The president of the Pan African Scrabble Association, PANASA Adekoyejo Adegbesan has described the&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"KICK442 Sport News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"Angu Lesley Akonwi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-20T15:23:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lesley Ngwa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@angulesley442\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lesley Ngwa\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/\",\"name\":\"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President - KICK442 Sport News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-20T15:23:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5d0b55ff7537d66370a9d14463ba26a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":540},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/\",\"name\":\"KICK442 Sport News\",\"description\":\"Best Sport News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5d0b55ff7537d66370a9d14463ba26a\",\"name\":\"Lesley Ngwa\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46900d211239d03aac45f8e4e8105f9572bc760c372ca55ab90036c3a1a3323f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46900d211239d03aac45f8e4e8105f9572bc760c372ca55ab90036c3a1a3323f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lesley Ngwa\"},\"description\":\"Sports Writer; CAF Media Officer &amp; Content Creator ,FIFA World Cup 2022 PMA,CEO http:\/\/kick4442.com I AFCON x3, WC X2 l akonlesna@yahoo.com \/675583463 for work\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.kick442.com\/\",\"Angu Lesley Akonwi\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/angulesley442\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/author\/alesley44\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President - KICK442 Sport News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President - KICK442 Sport News","og_description":"The president of the Pan African Scrabble Association, PANASA Adekoyejo Adegbesan has described the&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/","og_site_name":"KICK442 Sport News","article_author":"Angu Lesley Akonwi","article_published_time":"2024-03-20T15:23:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":540,"url":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lesley Ngwa","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@angulesley442","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"Lesley Ngwa","Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/","url":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/","name":"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President - KICK442 Sport News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-20T15:23:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5d0b55ff7537d66370a9d14463ba26a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240320-WA01441.jpg","width":960,"height":540},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/scrabble-in-african-games-is-a-dream-come-true-panasa-president\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Scrabble In African Games Is A Dream Come True! PANASA President"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/","name":"KICK442 Sport News","description":"Best Sport News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b5d0b55ff7537d66370a9d14463ba26a","name":"Lesley Ngwa","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46900d211239d03aac45f8e4e8105f9572bc760c372ca55ab90036c3a1a3323f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46900d211239d03aac45f8e4e8105f9572bc760c372ca55ab90036c3a1a3323f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lesley Ngwa"},"description":"Sports Writer; CAF Media Officer &amp; Content Creator ,FIFA World Cup 2022 PMA,CEO http:\/\/kick4442.com I AFCON x3, WC X2 l akonlesna@yahoo.com \/675583463 for work","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.kick442.com\/","Angu Lesley Akonwi","https:\/\/x.com\/angulesley442"],"url":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/author\/alesley44\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16020,"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16018\/revisions\/16020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}