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Showers of Naira as Buhari Hosts AfroBasket Queens
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA.
President Mohamadu Buhari, on Wednesday, financially rewarded the victorious Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress who at the weekend set a new winning record at AfroBasket championship by winning eight straight matches on their way to being crowned as African queens.
The financial reward came when the president hosted the team, at the Aso Rock Villa, the seat of Nigerian government.
Buhari who joyfully lifted the trophy promised each player the sum of one million naira and each official is to get half the amount. The D’Tigress defeated their Senegal 65-48 in the final.
Meanwhile, D’Tigress have promised to extend their winning streak to the FIBA Championship holding in Spain later this year.