Nigeria D’Tigress don collect di final cash part of di presidential reward wey goment promise dem afta dia historic 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket victory. Di Federal Goment, through di National Sports Commission, pay di naira equivalent of $100,000 give each player and $50,000 give each official, and dat one don complete di full reward package.
NSC confirm say dem make di payments on September 9, 2026, and say all di people wey suppose collect don acknowledge say dem don receive. Kehinde Ajayi, Director of Information and Public Relations for di commission, tok for statement say di latest payment don effectively fulfill all di parts of di presidential reward.
Apart from di cash, di package include three-bedroom apartments for Abuja and national honours of di Order of di Niger. NSC say beneficiaries don receive title documents, including Certificates of Occupancy, for di apartments and dia national honours certificates for February 2026, and all di documents President Bola Tinubu sign am.
D’Tigress, wey extend dia dominance for African women basketball by winning record fifth consecutive AfroBasket title for 2025, confirm di payment through dia official X account wit short message: “Presidential reward acknowledged.”
Di goment don also start to fulfill similar reward promise give di Super Falcons afta dia 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph, and cash payments dey expected before dia next official engagements.
