President Bola Tinubu on Monday appreciated Nigeria’s Super Falcons team for winning the African Women Cup for the 10th time in Morocco last weekend.
The President has conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on all 24 players of Nigeria’s victorious WAFCON team, along with a cash reward of $100,000 and a three-bedroom apartment for each player.
Members of the team’s technical crew also received $50,000 each as part of the presidential recognition.
Also, NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaaq, announced the donation of N10 million to each of the players on behalf of the 36 State governors.
The announcement was made during a special reception held in honour of the team at the State House on Monday.
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