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World Scrabble champion Jighere denied France visa for contest
  • August 26, 2016
  • Unity Times
Wellington-Jighere

-Anietie Udobit

Current world Scrabble champion Wellington Jighere has said that he and his team have been denied visas to France to take part in a Scrabble contest.
He broke the news on Facebook:
I and my Nigerian compatriots were refused visas. Yes, you heard me right! The number one Scrabble playing nation on earth was refused visas to enable her contingent participate at a Scrabble event.”
In November Wellington Jighere become the first African to win the English-language World Scrabble Championship.

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