The president of the Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu has splashed a cash gift of ₦100,000000 on the Nigeria U17 Women team after becoming the first African team to win the tournament, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
This was made known by the first lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu at a reception in honour of the team held in Aso Rock earlier today.
She however said the girls won’t be able to access the money until they turn 18, while the head coach Hakeem Busari was also given a cash gift of the same amount with the rest of the technical crew getting half of it.
The U17 team of Nigeria have been crowned the champions of the U17 Women World Cup in Morocco after a 2-1 win over Japan in the final.
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