Each of the players receiving $100, 000, and a flat is a gift from the Federal Government to D’Tigress, Nigeria’s female basketball team, as part of the Order of the Niger (OON) national honors program.
Additionally, each member of the technical team led by Coach Rena Makama received $50,000.
Following the team’s unprecedented fifth consecutive #AfroBasketWomen victory, President Bola Tinubu hosted the team on Monday evening. The president’s wife, Senator Remi Tinubu, and vice president Kashim Shettima served as guests at the reception in Abuja.

The Super Falcons won Nigeria’s 10th title at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco last week, and the president gave them similar national honors and gifts last week.
In a tense showdown on Sunday, Nigeria defeated Mali 78-64 to win their seventh AfroBasket title.
They have won their 29th game in a row without conceding a loss since 2015, dominating African women’s basketball.
Nigeria started the tournament with a slow start, as with most of their opening matches.

However, Rena Wakama’s team regrouped in the second quarter with the scores set at 41–41 as a result of Mali’s intensity. In a hotly contested game that was rightly called “final before the final,” Nigeria had to work hard to defeat Senegal 75-68 to advance to the final.
The D’Tigress’ historic fifth consecutive win on Sunday night was dependent on Amy Okonkwo and Ezinne Kalu’s outstanding performance.
Kalu scored 20 points, including several crucial baskets in the second and third quarters, despite Okonkwo contributing 19 points on the night.
In a game that once again demonstrated Nigeria’s depth, Musa added nine crucial points and four rebounds while Amukamara and Victoria Macaulay also contributed significant contributions.
The Nigerian ladies’ 20-15 victory over the Malians in the third quarter of the game proved to be very important.
He Nigerians led 61-56 at the start of the fourth quarter, and they continued to win.
Source: Channels TV
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