Members of the Coach Rena Makama-led technical team also got $50,000 each.

This was announced when President Bola Tinubu hosted the team on Monday evening following the team’s unprecedented fifth consecutive AfroBasket Women victory.

Recall that the President conferred similar national honours and gifts on the Super Falcons for winning Nigeria’s 10th title of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco.

In the final on Sunday, Nigeria edged out Mali 78-64 in a tense showdown, displaying resilience and composure to claim their seventh AfroBasket title.

They have dominated African women’s basketball, winning their 29th consecutive game without a single loss since 2015.

As with most of their early games in the tournament, Nigeria got off to a slow start.

A standout performance by Amy Okonkwo and Ezinne Kalu on Sunday night was critical to ensuring that the D’Tigress retain the title for a historic fifth consecutive time.