Team Nigeria has won Gold in the Middle School Group Category at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China in the country’s first-ever participation at the Spelling Bee World Cup.
The quartet of Oluwadamilola Adeolu of St. Lawrence Metropolitan College, Ado-Ekiti; Abdurrahman Yusuf of Ar-Raheem International College, Ilorin; Chinedu Okediachi of Madonna International Schools, Asaba; and Maryam Yusuf of Ar-Raheem International College, Ilorin put on an impressive showing to emerge winners of the tournament.
The students qualified after outstanding performances in both the Nigeria Spelling Bee and the African Spelling Bee Championship.
Maryam Yusuf and Abdurrahman Yusuf, both students of Ar-Raheem International College, Ilorin, also earned individual medals at the global competition.
