Following their historic victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, President Bola Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, with a lavish reward package, including cash prizes, housing, and national honours.
Each player will receive $100,000, while every member of the coaching and technical crew will be awarded $50,000. In addition, all team members and officials will be gifted three-bedroom apartments, and conferred with the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).
The announcement was made on Monday by Vice President Kashim Shettima during a presidential reception held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, on behalf of President Tinubu. The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of the Vice President, Nana Shettima, warmly received the victorious team at the New Banquet Hall around 5:05 PM.
D’Tigress secured a dominant 78-64 win over Mali in Ivory Coast on Sunday to claim a record-extending fifth consecutive AfroBasket title, setting a new benchmark in African women’s basketball history. The triumph broke Senegal’s long-standing record of four straight wins between 1974 and 1981.
Nigeria now boasts seven AfroBasket titles overall, and has maintained an unbeaten run of 29 matches in the tournament over the past decade. Their latest triumph also earns them an automatic qualification for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup.
Team captain Amy Okonkwo was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second consecutive tournament, further highlighting Nigeria’s dominance on the continent.
The ceremony mirrors a similar honour extended to the Super Falcons, Nigeria’s national women’s football team, who were also celebrated last week for winning a record 10th WAFCON title in Rabat, Morocco.
Also present at the event were Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Senate Youth and Sports Committee Chairman, Garba Maidoki; and House Sports Committee Chairman, Kabiru Amadou.
