Team Nigeria has emerged victorious at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China, winning the Gold Award in the Middle School Group category.
The Nigerian contingent, made up of Adeolu Oluwadamilola Oreofe, Abdurrahman Yusuf, Chinedu Okediachi, and Maryam Yusuf, outperformed teams from Asia, Africa, the United States, China and Canada during the competition, which took place from July 14 to 19.
The event also featured participants from several African countries, including Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The Nigeria Spelling Bee announced the achievement in a post on its official Facebook page on Sunday.
“Team Nigeria has won the Gold Award in the Middle School Group Category at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China,” the post reads.
