The Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, are set to receive a cash reward of N25 million from the Federal Government for winning the 2021 Afrobasket Women Championships in Cameroon.
The D’Tigress beat Mali in the final of the tournament in Cameroon in 2021 to win the Afrobasket women’s title for the third consecutive time.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, had recommended that a token of appreciation be given to the African queens of the court for doing the nation proud.
The minister, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the request has now received the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The impressive D’Tigress also, on Sunday, qualified as Africa’s sole representatives to the FIBA Women’s World Cup slated for Sydney, Australia in September 2022.
After losing their first game to China, the Nigerian queens beat the world number five ranked team, France and their bitter African rivals Mali to seal their place in the World Cup finals.
(NAN)
