Who we are
The Scrabble Association of Uganda (SAU) was created in June 2001 as the organization to managescrabble according to International standards and best practices in the Country. This was after an
inaugural tournament that was organized by scrabble players from Nairobi Kenya. SAU is registered
with the National Council of Sports in Uganda. SAU is currently has several subscribed scrabble
clubs spread out throughout the country. Currently there are SAU registered clubs in Mbale, Soroti,
Jinja, Kampala, Mbarara, Kabale, Fort portal and Lira. In addition to these, several Universities
have organized scrabble clubs also affiliated to SAU.
Scrabble calender 2019
| Date | Tournament | Venue | Responsible | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 8-10 | Raging Furnace V | To be announced | Chris Ntege | +256789063867 |
| March 30-31 | Busia | Lola hotel | Joash Manyasa | +254720540515 |
| April 13-14 | Inter University | MUBS | Derrik/Chris | +256755600532 |
| April 18-22 | ECASA | Lusaka, Zambia | Mark Okwir | +256782352356 |
| April 27-28 | Gulu Open | Gulu Town | Anthony Ojok | +256774208041 |
| May 1 | Labour day | Palm Gardens, Kampala | Chris Ntege | +256789063867 |
| May 25-26 | Mbarara | Coffee Bar | Chris Kalibbala | +256772507016 |
| June 1-3 | Goa Furnace VI | Palm Gardens | Chris Ntege | +256789063867 |
| June 29-30 | Lira | Modern Washing Bay | Pierre Opio | +265772538272 |
| July 27-28 | Soroti | Alpha Restaurant | Justine Opolot | +256772464538 |
| August 24-25 | Kampala | MUBS | Geria Richard | +256772442715 |
| September 28-29 | Kampala Open | MUBS | Chris Ntege | +256789063867 |
| October 9 | Independence Open | Palm Gardens | Chris Ntege | +256789063867 |
| October 25-30 | WESPAC | Goa, India | Mark Okwir | +256782352356 |
| November 23-24 | Kabale | TBD | Kamugisha | +256772410947 |
| December 14-15 | Scrabble on the Nile | Source of the Nile | Nelson W. Kyagera | +256772619706 |
Meet the team
Geria Richard
Publicity Secretary
+256772442715
Ariaka.geria@gmail.com
Chris Kalibbala
Vice President-Admin
+256772507016
chrisjkalibbala@yahoo.com
Dr. Christopher Ntege
Treasurer
+256793845227
ntegechris@gmail.com
Dr. Mark Okwir
President
+256782352356
Markdr111@gmail.com
Dr Edgar Odongkara
Tournament Director
+256779664836
Afib256@gmail.com
Lawrence Onyoin Yona
Vice President-Technical
+256772696833
lawyonal@yahoo.co.uk
Rose Kisembo
Assistant General Secretary
+256772454916
Rozekis.rk@gmail.com
Opio Robert
General Secretary
+256772538272
Robert.opio@gmail.com
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UGANDAN PASSION, KENYAN FIRE
The final National Tournament before the African Championships in Kirinyaga County took place this past weekend in the Western lakeside City of Kisumu, the glorious land by Lake Victoria of mesmerizing Sunsets, graceful Impalas and a staggering 115 bird species!
LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER MAGIC
WESPAC kicked off with the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) for those people who for Business reasons got too busy to play all the local Qualifiers needed to make their National Teams proper for the Main Event. It was a one-dayer featuring 8 games of tension.
UGANDAN CAULDRON
The International boiling Scrabble crucible of the 5th WESPAC Nairobi Qualifier took place in Kampala at the end of May. These tough 18 matches were held at Makerere University Business School (MUBS).
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