Tayo Ogunseye
As the countdown to arguably the biggest scrabble tournament in the South-South region ends, organizers of the Champion of Champions tournament have described D’Warriors Chief, Khaleel Adedeji as a force to reckon with in the sports.
This much was disclose
d during the Players’ Profile which was unveiled during the week ahead of the tournament.
d during the Players’ Profile which was unveiled during the week ahead of the tournament.The Scrabble King Champion of Champions will be one of the significant scrabble tournaments to be organized by the Nigeria Scrabble Federation South-South Zone under the leadership of Vice-President Bright Idahosa.
A total cash prize of 1.5 million Naira would be on offer at the tournament which would be held in Benin, Edo State this weekend from December 3-5 this year.
In their assessment of the quality attributes of D’Warriors Boss, the organizers recognized his unique prowess as a template for aspiring players to copy.
Adedeji has risen to prominence because of his dexterity at combining play with the role of a Technical Director at tournaments.
In a statement issued by Noble Onoshevwe on behalf of the organizers, he described Adedeji as an excellent case study for others to emulate.
“Sincerely, every new player that comes into the game, needs to understudy him. The stone that the builder refused became the chief cornerstone.”
“Today, he is a force to reckon with. ” he submitted, “With the tremendous growth in the right direction, winning Owerri National Championship, (Opens Category) in 2019, with so many other brilliant performances, even while changing the face of technical directorship to Y 2K compliant. Once he anchors your event, then it run so smoothly, and it is laughter, laughter all the way.”
He is expected to bear his experience on adjudicating major tournaments as the Chief Technical Director of Champion of Champions where top jammers including World English Scrabble Players Association top-ranked player Eta Karo will compete for glory.
