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| D'Tigress AfroBasket champions: Nigeria's female basketball players promised $100,000 cash award and apartment | D'Tigress AfroBasket champions: Nigeria's female basketball players promised $100,000 cash award and apartment |
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| Nigeria's Vice-President Kashim Shettima celebrated with D'Tigress players and lifted their trophy during a reception for the team in the capital, Abuja | |
| Members of Nigeria's national female basketball team are to receive a cash reward of $100,000 (£75,000) each following their victory at the Fiba Women's AfroBasket Championship over the weekend in Ivory Coast. | Members of Nigeria's national female basketball team are to receive a cash reward of $100,000 (£75,000) each following their victory at the Fiba Women's AfroBasket Championship over the weekend in Ivory Coast. |
| At a special reception held in honour of the team, known as D'Tigress, Vice-President Kashim Shettima also promised each player a three-bedroom flat. | At a special reception held in honour of the team, known as D'Tigress, Vice-President Kashim Shettima also promised each player a three-bedroom flat. |
| Nigeria defeated Mali 78-64 on Sunday to win their seventh AfroBasket title, which also secured them a spot at next year's Fiba Women's World Cup. | Nigeria defeated Mali 78-64 on Sunday to win their seventh AfroBasket title, which also secured them a spot at next year's Fiba Women's World Cup. |
| A similar bonus was promised to the national female football team, the Super Falcons, last month after they won the recent Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon). | A similar bonus was promised to the national female football team, the Super Falcons, last month after they won the recent Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon). |
| Members of D'Tigress's coaching and technical crew were also promised $50,000 each and a flat during the reception at State House in the capital, Abuja. | Members of D'Tigress's coaching and technical crew were also promised $50,000 each and a flat during the reception at State House in the capital, Abuja. |
| "Nigerian women have never failed this nation in sports. From the Super Falcons standing tall on the world stage, to our athletes breaking records on the track, and D'Tigress building a basketball dynasty, our women have consistently made us proud," President Bola Tinubu said in a statement. | "Nigerian women have never failed this nation in sports. From the Super Falcons standing tall on the world stage, to our athletes breaking records on the track, and D'Tigress building a basketball dynasty, our women have consistently made us proud," President Bola Tinubu said in a statement. |
| "To all our young people watching today, let the story of D'Tigress remind you that greatness is a product of hard work, discipline, and belief. Nigeria belongs to those who dare to dream and are willing to give their best to make those dreams a reality." | "To all our young people watching today, let the story of D'Tigress remind you that greatness is a product of hard work, discipline, and belief. Nigeria belongs to those who dare to dream and are willing to give their best to make those dreams a reality." |
| There have been been mixed reactions to the promises of cash prizes - with some feeling it is unsustainable considering the country's troubled economy. | There have been been mixed reactions to the promises of cash prizes - with some feeling it is unsustainable considering the country's troubled economy. |
| Though the question on the lips of most Nigerians is: how long will it take for them all to get their rewards? | Though the question on the lips of most Nigerians is: how long will it take for them all to get their rewards? |
| Previous promises like this have taken years to come to fruition. | Previous promises like this have taken years to come to fruition. |
| Two months ago, the government finally fulfilled its 31-year-old pledge to give houses to the 1994 Super Eagles football squad after they won the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. | Two months ago, the government finally fulfilled its 31-year-old pledge to give houses to the 1994 Super Eagles football squad after they won the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. |
| Some members of that team, including Nigeria's all-time highest goal scorer Rashidi Yekini and then-captain Stephen Keshi, died before receiving the promised reward. | Some members of that team, including Nigeria's all-time highest goal scorer Rashidi Yekini and then-captain Stephen Keshi, died before receiving the promised reward. |
| More BBC stories on Nigeria: | More BBC stories on Nigeria: |
| I no longer identify as Nigerian, Badenoch says | I no longer identify as Nigerian, Badenoch says |
| Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, UN warns | Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, UN warns |
| Buhari - the austere Nigerian military ruler who defeated a sitting president | Buhari - the austere Nigerian military ruler who defeated a sitting president |
| Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. | Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. |
| Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica | Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica |
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