The ceremony mirrored a similar presidential reception held last week for the Super Falcons, who were rewarded for winning their 10th WAFCON title in Rabat, Morocco.
…As First Lady, Vice President, top lawmakers join in honouring champions
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – President Bola Tinubu had honoured Nigeria’s national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic fifth consecutive FIBA AfroBasket championship win.
The presidential reception, held at the New Banquet Hall of the State House, was hosted by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, with the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, also present.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, who stood in for the President, praised the players and officials for “defending the country’s pride with passion and consistency.”
“You have shown the world that Nigerian women are not just resilient, but dominant on the continent. This administration will continue to reward excellence,” Shettima said.
D’Tigress defeated Mali 78–64 in the final of the 2025 edition of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship held at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The win brought their title haul to seven overall—firmly securing their place as Africa’s most successful women’s basketball team.
Other dignitaries at the event included the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth and Sports Development, Senator Garba Maidoki; and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Kabiru Amadou.
The ceremony mirrored a similar presidential reception held last week for the Super Falcons, who were rewarded for winning their 10th WAFCON title in Rabat, Morocco.