/ May 17, 2026
/ May 17, 2026

Tinubu confers national honours on Super Falcons, awards cash, others

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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.

He also allocated three-bedroom apartments in Abuja to each of the players and the technical crew at the Renewed Hope Estate.

The President also directed the cash award of the naira equivalent of $100,000 each of the 24 players and $50,000 to each of the 11-man technical crew.

This came during a reception in honour of the players and the coaching crew at the 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 President also said he didn’t want to watch the WAFCON final because he didn’t want to have high blood pressure.

Additionally, the Nigerian Governors Forum represented by its Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRasaq, gifted a sum of 10 million to each team member.

Earlier, the President and the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, received the Super Falcons at the Presidential Villa on Monday, following their record victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco on Saturday.

The coaster buses conveying the players and coaching crew arrived at the forecourt of the Aso Rock shortly before 04:36 p.m. local time.

The Super Falcons, 10-time African champions after their 3-2 comeback over the Atlas Lionesses Morocco, were received by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, upon their arrival.

In a post-match video call on Saturday night, President Tinubu praised captain and tournament MVP Rasheedat Ajibade.

He also praised Nigeria’s rally from a 2-0 half-time deficit to claim the WAFCON title.

Over the past decade, the Super Falcons have won four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2024, bringing their total to 10.

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