November 26, 2012
Nigeria has won the 2012 edition of the African Scrabble Championship held between the 22nd - 26th of November in Livingstone Zambia. The championship (the 10th edition) was won by Rex Ogbakpa a member of the Nigerian contingent which consisted of 12 players and 4 officials. 4 countries competed at the tournament viz Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and host Zambia with a combined total of 49 players. Rex Ogbakpa runner-up at the 2012 Godswill Akpabio Int. Classics and a member of the Uyo Scrabble Club achieved the feat by winning 21 (+1639 margin) of the 30 games played. He was closely followed by Owolabi Lukeman (20 wins +1171) and Omosefe Prince (who lost to Ogbakpa in the final game) with 19.5points +1369.
Nigeria picked the first 5 spots at the championship in addition to the 8-11th positions. Kenya's Nderitu Gitonga and Mugisha Phillip-Edwin of Uganda were the only non-Nigerians in the top 10 at the end of the championship. All players featured by Nigeria at the event finished within the top half of the field. The only non-Nigerian to have ever won the tournament, South Africa's Trevor Hovelmeier who participated in the event placed a distant 26th. Nigeria also won the Best Team award and the Best Female player award through Mayuku Tuoyo.
RankWon-LostSpreadPlayer
| 1 | 21–9 | +1639 | Ogbakpa, Rex (#2/Nigeria) |
| 2 | 20–10 | +1171 | Owolabi, Lukeman (#5/Nigeria) |
| 3 | 19½–10½ | +1369 | Omosefe, Prince (#3/Nigeria) |
| 4 | 19–11 | +762 | Etim, Nsikan (#4/Nigeria) |
| 5 | 18½–11½ | +862 | Karo, Eta (#1/Nigeria) |
| 6 | 18–12 | +1394 | Nderitu, Gitonga (#14/Kenya) |
| 7 | 18–12 | +672 | Mugisha, Phillip-Edwin (#37/Uganda) |
| 8 | 18–12 | +642 | Mayuku, Tuoyo (#9/Nigeria) |
| 9 | 18–12 | +620 | Kabir, Olaiya (#7/Nigeria) |
| 10 | 18–12 | +109 | Victor, Owokere (#11/Nigeria) |
| 11 | 17½–12½ | +728 | Bright, Idahosa (#10/Nigeria) |
| 12 | 17–13 | +1031 | Oyende, Allan (#19/Kenya) |
| 13 | 17–13 | +555 | Otieno, Manase (#20/Kenya) |
| 14 | 17–13 | +374 | Mbugua, Nicholas (#15/Kenya) |
| 15 | 17–13 | +362 | Hromnik, Tristan (#36/SA) |
| 16 | 17–13 | +83 | Mwangi, Willy (#17/Kenya) |
| 17 | 16½–13½ | −89 | Chavutia, Joseph (#25/Kenya) |
| 18 | 16½–13½ | −198 | Kimani, Macharia (#13/Kenya) |
| 19 | 16–14 | +1099 | Ogbogu, Azu (#6/Nigeria) |
| 20 | 16–14 | +685 | Litunya, Patrick (#18/Kenya) |
| 21 | 16–14 | +349 | Page, Jarrod (#28/SA) |
| 22 | 16–14 | +217 | Sodje, Paul (#8/Nigeria) |
| 23 | 16–14 | −12 | Faruq, Baba-Inna (#12/Nigeria) |
| 24 | 16–14 | −222 | Hossy, Debbe (#29/SA) |
| 25 | 16–14 | −388 | Outi, Tobias (#22/Kenya) |
| 26 | 15½–14½ | +268 | Hovelmeier, Trevor (#27/SA) |
| 27 | 15½–14½ | −284 | Wheelwright, Fern (#32/SA) |
| 28 | 15–15 | +939 | Kangethe, David (#21/Kenya) |
| 29 | 15–15 | +310 | Kariuki, Charles (#26/Kenya) |
| 30 | 15–15 | −117 | Mwape, Isaac (#42/Zambia) |
| 31 | 15–15 | −213 | Munkonge, Mwenya (#40/Zambia) |
| 32 | 15–15 | −214 | Ngosa, Mwila (#44/Zambia) |
| 33 | 15–15 | −281 | Ruto, Cecilia (#23/Kenya) |
| 34 | 15–15 | −720 | Kambikambi, Mubanga (#48/Zambia) |
| 35 | 14½–15½ | −144 | Mutahi, Martins (#24/Kenya) |
| 36 | 14½–15½ | −224 | Ntege, Chris (#38/Uganda) |
| 37 | 14–16 | +160 | Njoroge, Stanley (#16/Kenya) |
| 38 | 14–16 | −203 | Tresha, Dominic (#45/Zambia) |
| 39 | 14–16 | −730 | Milukuti, Sydney (#49/Zambia) |
| 40 | 13½–16½ | −461 | Rayner, Howard (#33/SA) |
| 41 | 13½–16½ | −724 | Davids, Gerald (#31/SA) |
| 42 | 13–17 | +37 | Mpundu, Patrick (#39/Zambia) |
| 43 | 12½–17½ | −674 | Keet, Duncan (#30/SA) |
| 44 | 12–18 | −516 | Koti, Clifford (#41/Zambia) |
| 45 | 11–19 | −1290 | Kalema, Sydney (#47/Zambia) |
| 46 | 10–20 | −241 | Botha, Mary (#34/SA) |
| 47 | 9–21 | −1748 | Chansa, Justin (#51/Zambia) |
| 48 | 9–21 | −1859 | Brey, Zubeida (#35/SA) |
| 49 | 6–24 | −2335 | Moonga, Levy (#52/Zambia) |
EditionHostYearWinner
| 1st | Kenya | 1994 | Ifeanyi Onyeonwu NGR |
| 2nd | Nigeria | 1996 | Femi Awowade NGR |
| 3rd | South Africa | 1998 | Jimoh Saheed NGR |
| 4th | Ghana | 2000 | Moshood Sanni NGR |
| 5th | Kenya | 2002 | Trevor Hovelmeier SA |
| 6th | Tanzania | 2004 | Dennis Ikekeregor NGR |
| 7th | Nigeria | 2006 | Dennis Ikekeregor NGR |
| 8th | Kenya | 2008 | Jighere Wellington NGR |
| 9th | Ghana | 2010 | Jighere Wellington NGR |
| 10th | Zambia | 2012 | Rex Ogbakpa NGR |
