Players of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have received the naira equivalent of $100,000 each as part of the Presidential reward approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket.
The National Sports Commission (NSC) confirmed that the accounts of the players and team officials were credited on September 9, 2026, with all beneficiaries confirming receipt of the payments.
Each team official received the naira equivalent of $50,000.
The payment completes the financial component of the Presidential reward promised to the team following D’Tigress’ historic triumph at the 2025 Afrobasket, where they secured a record fifth consecutive title and seventh overall.
In a statement signed by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Kehinde Ajayi, on Wednesday, the NSC said the payment marked the completion of all components of the reward promised by Tinubu.
‘With the payment, the entire presidential rewards promised to each member of the team by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR comprising a 3-Bedroom flat in Abuja, national honours of OON and Naira equivalent of $USD 100,000 to players and $USD 50,000 to officials have been fully redeemed and completed,’ the commission said.
The NSC recalled that D’Tigress players and officials had earlier received title documents for their three-bedroom apartments in Abuja, alongside certificates of national honours.
The documents, duly signed by Tinubu, were presented to the team in February 2026 during the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Lyon, France.
The commission said the cash component was paid following the team’s participation in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Germany.
It will also be noted that the Federal Government has also extended similar Presidential rewards to the Super Falcons following their achievement at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
According to the NSC, Falcons players have received title documents for their three-bedroom apartments in Abuja and certificates of national honours.
The documents were presented during the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in July and August 2026, while the cash component of their reward is expected to be paid before their next official engagements.