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Nigeria: Like Super Falcons, Tinubu Gifts Each d'Tigress Player $100k
NIGERIA, AUG 4 – President Tinubu rewarded D’Tigress with $100,000 each, flats, and Officer of the Order of the Niger after their fifth consecutive AfroBasket title, securing their 2026 FIBA World Cup spot.
- Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, secured the 2025 Women's AfroBasket championship on Sunday night by beating Mali 78-64 in the final held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
- The victory marked Nigeria's fifth consecutive and seventh overall AfroBasket title, extending their unbeaten streak to 29 games since 2015.
- Vice President Kashim Shettima represented President Tinubu at a special reception Monday evening at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to honor the team and announce rewards.
- Each player was awarded $100,000, a furnished apartment, and the Officer of the Order of the Niger national honor, while the coaching staff received $50,000 along with similar honors.
- The reward package sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some Nigerians criticizing the use of borrowed money amid economic concerns.
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D’Tigress honoured with $100,000, national awards, plot of land for historic AfroBasket victory
At a special reception held in their honour at the State House on Monday evening, each player of the triumphant squad was awarded $100,000, a national honour OON, and a plot of land each The post D’Tigress honoured with $100,000, national awards, plot of land for historic AfroBasket victory appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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