The Federal Government has maintained consistency with its reward system, honouring the victorious D’Tigress, Nigeria’s female basketball team, with Order of the Niger (OON) national honours, with each of the players getting $100,000 and a flat.
Members of the Coach Rena Makama-led technical team also got $50,000 each.
It will be recalled that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier on last week Monday , conferred similar national honours and gifts on the Super Falcons for winning Nigeria’s 10th title of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco.
President Tinubu announced the gifts while hosting the team on Monday evening following the team’s unprecedented fifth consecutive #AfroBasketWomen victory at the recently 2025 FIBA Africa Women's Championship held in Abidjan, Coted'Ivoire
At the reception in Abuja, the president was represented by his wife, Senator Remi Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
In the final on Sunday, Nigeria edged out Mali 78-64 in a tense showdown, displaying resilience and composure to claim their seventh AfroBasket title.
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