Team Nigeria Lands In Harare For African Youth Chess Championship

Team Nigeria Lands In Harare For African Youth Chess Championship

Sampson Adedeji

Team Nigeria has arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe, ahead of the 2025 African Youth Chess Championship (AYCC), where the country will compete for continental honours, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

Nigeria will be represented by a strong line-up of young talents, including Deborah Quickpen, Chiamaka Nwankwo, Zita Agusionu, Jason Nwankwo, Olakitan Elegbede and Adeola Elegbede.

The players will compete across the U10 to U18 categories. The championship, scheduled to run from December 6 to 14, has attracted top young chess players from across Africa.

Nigeria’s contingent departed Lagos over the weekend and will face stiff competition from other participating nations, including Egypt, Libya, Algeria and Ghana.

The tournament serves as a key platform for identifying and developing the continent’s future chess stars.