By Ibrahim Karim Bangura (Tanko)
As the All Africa Games in Ghana is underway, the Sierra Leone professional lawyer Emmanuel King has earned his first international gold medal beating Uganda captain Richard Geria in a thrilling match after 15 impactful appearances.
The players who were from both English-speaking and French-speaking countries, cladded in their national colours and armed with their flags, giving a beautiful representation of the game held at Alisa Hotel North Ridge in Accra.
Scrabble boards, tiles and racks were busy on March 15-17 2024, as ‘wordsmiths’ across the continent displayed their dexterity and prowess on the three-day event.
Scribblers from 12 African countries were elated seeing a light in the game for the first time at the 50-year-old continental multi-sports event.