Scrabble Association of Ghana (SCAG) is a recognized and affiliate sporting discipline under the umbrella of National Sports Authority and Ministry of Youth and Sports. SCAG is also recognized and plays pivotal role in the activities of Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC).
SCAG is therefore the only recognizable Association mandated to organize, develop and promote Scrabble in Ghana. SCAG is also a member of its world governing body World English Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) and also a member of its African body Pan-African Scrabble Association (PANASA).
The game scrabble gradually became popular in Ghana in the early 1980s. Many households adopted the game as a beneficial pastime which they believed would help both adults and children improve on their vocabulary.
By and by it became a competitive among families and then it spilled into communities.
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These are the elite players who participate in the elite division. Players under this program have both international and local ratings. These players have represented the country in various international competitions such as the African Scrabble Championship, the World Scrabble Championship, the West African Scrabble Championship and a host of other international events.
This is a yearly scrabble train that moves from one tertiary campus to the other. The train stops at a tournament where individual players who qualify from the various campuses compete to determine the champion for that year.
The Inter-schools scrabble program is designed for second cycle schools. These are the Senior High Schools and the Technical Schools. Our volunteers visit these schools to teach the game and form scrabble clubs. This program also has a yearly event where the students gather at one venue to determine the Inter-Schools Scrabble Champion.
This program has selected basic schools both private and public where scrabble is taught and clubs formed. This program feeds into the broad vision of SCAG to increase its youth base for growth.
Our community scrabble program is a sensitization program that seeks to sell scrabble as a product to the communities. Identified communities and market places are earmarked for such events with the simple message, scrabble is for all.