The Nigeria Chess Federation will be the host of the African Individual Chess Championship in Lagos for 2020.
This is the second time that the country will be hosting the chess championship with the first hosted in Abuja in 2003.
According to a statement released on the website of the Nigeria Chess Players’ Association, the chess world governing body has given the country the right to host the next edition of the championship.
The last edition of the championship was held in the city of Hammamet, Tunisia last year with Ahmed Adly of Egypt emerging winner in the male’s category while Shrook Wafa also of Egypt was the winner in the female’s category.
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