For doing Nigeria proud, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday lavishly rewarded the victorious Super Falcons and the entire technical crew with monetary gifts, houses and national honours of Officer of the Order of the Niger following their historic victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
Newsmata.com.ng reports that while the 24 players would receive the Naira equivalent of $100,000 each, the 11-member technical crew would receive the Naira equivalent of $50,000 as directed by the president.
Receiving the players and the technical team at the Presidential Villa, President Tinubu commended them for their “indomitable spirit of resilience, determination and courage”, emhasising that the victory couldn’t have been more historic.
The visibly elated president said, “I hereby conferred on the players, the 11-man technical team with national honours of the Officer of the Order of the Niger.
“Additionally, I have I directed the allocation of three-bedroom apartments in the Renewed Hope Housing Scheme.
“Then there is the cash award of the naira equivalent of 100,000 US dollars each to the 24 players and the naira equivalent of $50,000 to the 11-man technical crew.”
The Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, represented at the reception by its Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRasaq, also announced a N10 million gift to each member of the victorious team.