The National Senior Team Coach of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Mr Ikolo Anthony has invited twenty-two players to 5-day training camp in Port-Harcourt. The camping in collaboration with Total E&P Scrabble Club, Port-Harcourt is part of the process to select the teams that will represent Nigeria at this year's Africa Scrabble Championships, World Scrabble Championships and the Alchemist Cup holding in Gambia, England and Malaysia respectively. The camping will be held between the 21st - 25th of May 2018 at Total E&P Staff Club, Ogoja Street Amadi Flats Old GRA, Port Harcourt. Rivers State.

The list of invitees include fifteen top-rated home-based players viz

1.  Wellington Jighere 1847
2.  Eta Karo 1761
3. Dennis Ikekeregor 1759
4. Cyril Umebiye 1755
5.  Tuoyo Mayuku 1738
6.  Ezinore George 1704
7. Moses Peter 1691
8. Nsikak Etim 1677
9. Noble Onoshevwe 1675
10. Ewruje James 1662
11. Segun Durojaye 1642
12. Dipo Akanbi 1636
13. Oshevire Avwenagha 1626
14. Quickpen Ben 1616
15. Prince Omosefe 1611

Four (4) players were given wild cards

1. Sule Success - female player
2. Oshodi Sunday - host
3. Osikhena Ojior - host
4. Raymond Gbaraba - host

Three (3) players were invited based on outstanding performance in recent tournaments and club retreats. They are:

1. Enoch Nwali
2. Munanyo Vincent - Intermediate winner, NSPC 5
3. Atti Daystar - Opens winner, NSPC 5

Players will be provided accommodation, feeding (at least 1 free meal/day) and tea breaks as necessary.

Arrival date is Sunday, May 20, 2018. All invited players are expected to come with their complete scrabble playing materials. In addition, all players are expected to have been licensed and of good behaviour with respect to constituted authorities.

Invited players have until May 18, 2018, to give their consent to participate to NSF Technical Director, Mallam Faruq Baba - Inna (08036207546) and the Coach Senior Team (08023361200).