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President Bola Tinubu has generously rewarded Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, with an impressive package following their recent triumph. Each player received $100,000, while every member of the 11-man coaching and technical staff was granted $50,000.
Beyond the cash prizes, all team members and officials were gifted spacious three-bedroom flats at the Renewed Hope Estate, symbolizing the nation’s deep appreciation for their outstanding achievements.
In a further mark of distinction, President Tinubu bestowed on the entire squad and technical crew the esteemed national honor of Officer of the Order of the Niger, recognizing their exceptional contributions to Nigerian sports.
This announcement was made by Vice President Kashim Shettima during a grand presidential reception held in their honor at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, Monday, August 4, 2025.
The victorious D’Tigress team and their officials received a warm welcome from First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, alongside Vice President Shettima’s wife, Nana Shettima, at the Presidential Villa’s New Banquet Hall at 5:05 pm, marking a proud moment for Nigerian basketball and the nation as a whole.
On behalf of President Bola Tinubu, Shettima received the team in recognition of their outstanding achievement.
Also in attendance at the reception were Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chairman of the Senate Committee on Youths and Sports Development, Garba Maidoki; and Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Kabiru Amadou.
The D’Tigress arrived after clinching their historic fifth consecutive AfroBasket title, outplaying Mali 78–64 in the final held at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Sunday, August, 3, 2025.
This win marks their seventh overall championship, reinforcing their supremacy in African women’s basketball.
The ceremony at the Presidential Villa mirrors a similar reception President Tinubu hosted a week earlier for the national female football team, the Super Falcons, who recently secured their tenth WAFCON title in Rabat, Morocco.
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