Ghana's Kyeremateng makes Scrabble history in Monrovia
She is the first Ghanaian woman named Best Female at the African championship, and Haruna Adamu now leads the continental body.
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Monrovia — Betty Kyeremateng has become the first Ghanaian woman to win the Best Female Player award in the 32-year history of the African Scrabble Championship, which ended in Monrovia, Liberia, on Sunday.
She won 20 of her 32 games and finished 13th overall among 110 players.
Ghana takes the chair
Haruna Adamu was elected unopposed as president of the Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) on Saturday, the first Ghanaian to lead it. He succeeds Nigeria's Adekoyejo Adegbesan.
Nigeria's big day
- Abdulmumin Jimoh won the individual title.
- Nigeria took Best Country, ahead of Kenya and hosts Liberia.
- Sophia Ekeruche, the 2025 and 2026 world-best female junior player, was second in the women's category, with Temituoye Mayuku third.
Source: MyJoyOnline, 26 October 2026.
