President Bola Tinubu has rewarded each player of the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress with $100,000 for winning the AfroBasket trophy for the fifth consecutive time, reports thegazellenews.com
This medium also reports that each member of the technical crew was rewarded with $50,000.
Thegazellenews.com reports further that each player and member of the technical crew was awarded a national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) while each of the player will also get a plot of land.
Represented by Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima at a reception held in honour of the team at the Aso Villa, President Tinubu acknowledged the resilience displayed by the team and their unity of purpose which was evidence in the way they rallied round to turn deficit into victory.
D’Tigress were crowned champions of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket after defeating Mali in the final.
The Rena Wakama-led side clinched the title on Sunday at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
With the win, Nigeria made history as the first country to win five consecutive Women’s Afrobasket championships, further cementing their dominance on the continent.
They also remain unbeaten in the tournament for a decade.
At the reception which is still ongoing as at the time of going to the press, Shettima was joined by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; and the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, to receive the basketballers and the coaching crew, led by the Head Coach, Rena Wakama.
The D’Tigresses arrived the forecourt of the President’s office few minutes before 5pm and were ushered into the New Banquet Hall of the State House.
