{"id":233729,"date":"2025-08-04T18:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/fg-rewards-dtigress-with-oon-each-player-gets-100000-flat\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T18:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:29:59","slug":"fg-rewards-dtigress-with-oon-each-player-gets-100000-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/fg-rewards-dtigress-with-oon-each-player-gets-100000-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Rewards D\u2019Tigress With OON, Each Player Gets $100,000, Flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FG Rewards D\u2019Tigress With OON, Each Player Gets $100,000, Flat<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Federal Government has rewarded D\u2019Tigress, Nigeria\u2019s female basketball team, with Order of the Niger (OON) national honours, with each of the players getting $100,000 and a flat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Coach Rena Makama-led technical team also got $50,000 each.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced when President Bola Tinubu hosted the team on Monday evening following the team\u2019s unprecedented fifth consecutive #AfroBasketWomen victory. At the reception in Abuja, the president was represented by his wife, Senator Remi Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_947991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-947991\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-947991\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"360\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DTigress-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DTigress-1-300x166.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DTigress-1.jpg\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-947991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DTigress-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DTigress-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DTigress-1-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-947991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u2019Tigress celebrate victory over Mali. X\/MakingOfChamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the President conferred similar national honours and gifts on the Super Falcons for winning Nigeria\u2019s 10th title of the Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>In the final on Sunday, Nigeria edged out Mali 78-64 in a tense showdown, displaying resilience and composure to claim their seventh AfroBasket title.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FG Rewards D\u2019Tigress With National Honours, Each Player Gets $100,000, Flat\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rk4NdA1Tzec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They have dominated African women\u2019s basketball, winning their 29th consecutive game without a single loss since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>As with most of their early games in the tournament, Nigeria got off to a slow start.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_948019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-948019\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-948019\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"390\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GxdLjq6XgAESX6G.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GxdLjq6XgAESX6G-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GxdLjq6XgAESX6G.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-948019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GxdLjq6XgAESX6G.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GxdLjq6XgAESX6G.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GxdLjq6XgAESX6G-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-948019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u2019Tigress celebrate victory over Mali. X\/MakingOfChamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, spurred by Mali\u2019s intensity, Rena Wakama\u2019s side regrouped in the second quarter and headed into halftime with the scores level at 41\u201341.To qualify for the final against Mali, Nigeria had to dig deep to defeat Senegal 75-68 in a hotly-contested game, rightly dubbed \u201cfinal before the final\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A standout performance by Amy Okonkwo and Ezinne Kalu on Sunday night was critical to ensuring that the D\u2019Tigress retain the title for a historic fifth consecutive time.<\/p>\n<p>While Okonkwo contribute 19 points on the night, Kalu delivered 20 points, including several crucial baskets in the second and third quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Promise Amukamara and Victoria Macaulay also made key contributions, while Musa added nine crucial points and four rebounds in a game that once again showcased Nigeria\u2019s depth.<\/p>\n<p>The Third quarter of the game proved to be very decisive, with the Nigerian ladies tightening their defence to outscore the Malians 20-15.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he Nigerians led 61\u201356 and went on from there to win the game.<\/p>\n<p>The victory has cemented the D\u2019Tigress\u2019 place as the most feared women basketball team in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>AfroBasketWomen,D&#8217;Tigress<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/08\/04\/breaking-fg-rewards-dtigress-with-oon-each-player-gets-100000-flat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FG Rewards D\u2019Tigress With OON, Each Player Gets $100,000, Flat \u00a0 The Federal Government has rewarded D\u2019Tigress, Nigeria\u2019s female basketball team, with Order of the Niger (OON) national honours, with each of the players getting $100,000 and a flat. Members of the Coach Rena Makama-led technical team also got $50,000 each. 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