Tinubu honours triumphant Super Falcons with national honours, houses, N4bn cash prize
President Bola Tinubu has bestowed the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger, on the Super Falcons and the entire technical crew of the team.
He also allocated three-bedroom apartments to the each of the players and techinical crew under the Renewed Hope Estate, plus the cash award of the naira equivalent of $100,000 each of the 24 players and $50,000 to the each of the 11-man technical crew.
This came during a reception in honour of the players at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said, “I hereby conferred on the players, the 11 man technical team with national honours of the Officer of the Order of the Niger.
“Additionally, I have I directed the allocation of three bedroom apartments in the Renewed Hope Housing Scheme.
“Then there is the cash award of the naira equivalent of $100,000 US dollars each 24 players and the naira equivalent of $50,000 to the 11-man technical crew.”
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on behalf of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, also announced a cash prize of N10m each for the 24 players and the 11-man crew, amounting to ₦350,000,000.
