Sources describe Oware's Ashanti origin as widely believed rather than documented; the marriage naming legend itself is oral tradition, and no independent archaeological or textual evidence fixes a date or founding community for the game.
What would resolve this Archaeological or documentary evidence, such as a dated textual reference or an excavated board, that independently confirms or displaces the Ashanti-origin tradition.
OpenAfrican archaeology / game historyWikipedia, Oware