{"id":24343,"date":"2026-09-11T16:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/dtigress-receive-100000-reward-nigeria-completes-presidential-prize\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T01:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T01:07:58","slug":"dtigress-receive-100000-reward-nigeria-completes-presidential-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/dtigress-receive-100000-reward-nigeria-completes-presidential-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u2019Tigress Receive $100,000 Reward as Nigeria Completes Full Presidential Prize Package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s D\u2019Tigress have received one of the biggest sporting rewards in the country\u2019s recent history, with each player credited the naira equivalent of $100,000 as the government completes its promised package for the team.<\/p>\n<p>The payment was confirmed by the National Sports Commission after the players and officials received the funds in September. Team officials were paid the equivalent of $50,000 each.<\/p>\n<h2>A reward package years in the making<\/h2>\n<p>The cash payment completes a broader package announced after D\u2019Tigress captured a record fifth consecutive FIBA Women\u2019s Afrobasket title and their seventh championship overall.<\/p>\n<p>The package also included three-bedroom apartments in Abuja and national honours. Officials said the title documents and honours certificates had already been delivered earlier in 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the payment is attracting attention<\/h2>\n<p>D\u2019Tigress have become one of Nigeria\u2019s most successful national teams, and the reward has drawn strong public interest because of both the amount involved and the government&#8217;s decision to honour the players on a large scale.<\/p>\n<p>For the players, the payment marks the final stage of recognition for a title run that strengthened Nigeria\u2019s position as a leading power in African women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n<h2>What comes next for D\u2019Tigress<\/h2>\n<p>With the reward package now completed, attention will turn back to the court. The team faces the challenge of maintaining its dominance while preparing for future international competitions and a new generation of players coming through.<\/p>\n<p>The latest development also puts renewed focus on how governments support elite athletes and whether major sporting success can translate into stronger investment in national teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s D\u2019Tigress have received the naira equivalent of $100,000 each, completing the federal government\u2019s promised reward package for their record Afrobasket triumph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[389,368],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24343\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}