NSC Confirms Payment of Presidential Rewards of $100,000 each to D’Tigresses

*Insists Super Falcons to also get their rewards next month

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has officially confirmed the payment of Naira equivalent of $100,000 (about N133million) to D’Tigresses and $50,000 (about N66.5million) to the team officials being President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR’s cash reward to the team for winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket for a record fifth consecutive time and seventh overall.

According to a statement issued yesterday by the NSC’s Director of Information, Dr. Kehinde Ajayi, the players and officials’ accounts were credited on Wednesday, September 9th 2026 and they have all confirmed the receipt of the same.

NSC Confirms Payment of Presidential Rewards of $100,000 each to D’Tigresses

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