By Akinwale Kasali
Just like their victorious Super Falcons counterparts, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has showered the D’Tigress, Nigeria’s Female Basketball Team with $100,000 on each of the 12 D’Tigress players, and an additional $50,000 to each member of the technical crew.
This follows their victory over Mali to secure a historic fifth consecutive title at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The cash award came barely 24 hours after the team led by United State-based coach, Rena Wakama, clinched the title at the Palais des Sports de Treichville after defeating Mali by 78-64 to win their Fifth Consecutive Afrobasket Title and Seventh overall.
President Tinubu also conferred the National Honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON, on the players and members of the technical crew.
In addition to the honour and Cash awards given as a token of the nation’s gratitude for their outstanding performance, the President also gifted each player and crew member a Plot of Land.
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