D’Tigress: Players Receive $100,000 Each as FG Completes Reward
The Federal Government has completed the payment of the cash component of President Bola Tinubu’s promised reward to members of the D’Tigress following their historic triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket. The National Sports Commission, NSC, confirmed that the naira equivalent of $100,000 was paid to each player, while each team official received the equivalent of $50,000. The accounts of the players and officials were credited on September 9, 2026, and all recipients have confirmed receiving the payments. The cash payment completes the presidential reward package announced after D’Tigress secured a record fifth consecutive AfroBasket title and seventh overall. The package also included three-bedroom apartments in Abuja and national honours of the Order of the Niger, OON. According to the NSC, the players and officials had earlier received their apartment title documents, including Certificates of Occupancy, as well as certificates for their national honours in February 2026, with the documents signed by President Tinubu.
In a statement signed by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Kehinde Ajayi, the NSC said the completion of the cash payments meant all components of the presidential reward had now been fully redeemed. D’Tigress acknowledged the development on Thursday through a post on its official X account with the caption, “Presidential reward acknowledged.” The commission said the rewards reflected the Federal Government’s commitment to prioritising the welfare of Nigerian athletes and recognising outstanding sporting achievements. The NSC also disclosed that the Super Falcons, who were promised similar rewards after winning the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, had already received their apartment title documents and national honours. Their cash reward of the naira equivalent of $100,000 per player and $50,000 per official is expected to be paid before their next official engagements.
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