……D’Tigress to receive enhanced allowances, welfare packages, and performance bonuses for the entire 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Côte d’Ivoire (July 25 – August 3)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the full payment of all allowances and match bonuses to Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, the Super Falcons.
The payment also includes allowances for their final match against Morocco in the 2025 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled for Saturday, July 26, 2025.
The transaction, which has been made by the National Sports Commission since 23rd of July 2025, through the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is expected to be disbursed to the players, coaches and team officials without delay, dispute, or drama.
Speaking Mal. Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission said, “This is not just payment. It is policy in motion and clear evidence of a new era in Nigerian sports, where our athletes are no longer celebrated only in moments of victory but respected in the entire process.
“In line with Mr. President’s directive, I have instructed the NFF to ensure that all players, coaches and team officials receive their full entitlements before the close of business on Friday, July 25, 2025, except the players themselves choose otherwise. That is the expectation. No delays. No issues,” he added.
In the same vein, Nigeria’s basketball champions, D’Tigress, who are preparing to compete in the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Côte d’Ivoire (July 25 – August 3), are receiving enhanced allowances, welfare packages, and performance bonuses for the entire tournament.
The D’Tigress team, which participated in the quarterfinals at the last Olympic Games and are four-time continental champions, will be aiming for a record fifth title.
“This is the kind of sports administration we are building at the National Sports Commission – one rooted in shared prosperity, dignity of labour, and a culture of trust.
“Going forward, this will be the standard. As long as resources are available, what our athletes earn, they will be paid – promptly and in full. What they deserve, they will receive,” Dikko added.
Meanwhile, the National Sports Commission congratulates the Super Falcons for reaching the final and extends best wishes to D’Tigress as they commence their continental campaign.
