The victorious members of the D’Tigress female basketball team were today, August 30, rewarded by President Muhammadu Buhari for their exploits at the recently concluded 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket tournament.
It was gathered that Buhari gave N1 million each to members of the team while team officials received N500,000 each.
The team emerged Champions on Sunday, August 27 after defeating the Senegal team 65-48 in the final.
Buhari made the announcement at the commencement the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday – the first he would attend since he returned from his medical leave in the UK.
On her part, Aisha Mohammed, team captain, said the cash reward from the president would encourage them to win gold next year in Spain.
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Also, Musa Ahmadu Kid, president of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBF), said the team won because of the “democratic process that has returned to the federation”.
He further expressed optimism that the team could achieve the same success when they go to Spain.
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