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President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the Nigerian women's basketball team (Tiger), champions of the Afrobasket FIBA 2017 shortly before the meeting of the Federal Executive Board (FEC) Wednesday morning.
The president gave N1 million each to all members of the team and N500,000 each to team officials as reward for a successful competition, reports The Cable.
D'Tigress emerged champions of the Afrobasket Women's FIBA 2017 tournament on Sunday after winning the 8 games they played in the tournament. He defeated Senegal 65-48 in the final to win the title.
Buhari made the announcement at the start of the weekly FEC meeting Wednesday, which is the first to attend since his return from medical leave in the UK. Team captain Aisha Mohammed said the president's cash reward would encourage them to win gold at the world championships next year in Spain.
Musa Ahmadu Kid, president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBF), said the team won because of "the democratic process that has returned to the Federation." He also expressed optimism that the team could achieve the same success when they go to Spain
.
Photo Credit: @TheAsoVilla
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President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the Nigerian women's basketball team (Tiger), champions of the Afrobasket FIBA 2017 shortly before the meeting of the Federal Executive Board (FEC) Wednesday morning.
The president gave N1 million each to all members of the team and N500,000 each to team officials as reward for a successful competition, reports The Cable.
D'Tigress emerged champions of the Afrobasket Women's FIBA 2017 tournament on Sunday after winning the 8 games they played in the tournament. He defeated Senegal 65-48 in the final to win the title.
Buhari made the announcement at the start of the weekly FEC meeting Wednesday, which is the first to attend since his return from medical leave in the UK. Team captain Aisha Mohammed said the president's cash reward would encourage them to win gold at the world championships next year in Spain.
Musa Ahmadu Kid, president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBF), said the team won because of "the democratic process that has returned to the Federation." He also expressed optimism that the team could achieve the same success when they go to Spain
.
Photo Credit: @TheAsoVilla
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