President Bola Tinubu has approved financial rewards for Nigeria’s national women’s Under-17 football team, the Flamingos, following their historic victory at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.
Under the reward package, each player will receive a N100 million Federal Government savings bond, while the team’s head coach will also receive N100 million.
Members of the technical crew are to receive N50 million each in cash.
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, announced the rewards while receiving the team on behalf of the President in Abuja.
The gesture is in recognition of the team’s historic achievement at the global tournament.
