Tinubu gifts N100m to each player of The Flamingoes team for winning world cup
Abuja, Nov. 2026 – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday rewarded each player of Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s football team with N100 million in savings certificates for winning the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
He also announced N100 million cash reward for the team’s head coach, Akeem Busari, while each member of the technical crew will receive N50 million.
Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady, who represented the president, announced the rewards at a special presidential reception for the young champions in Abuja.
The president said the N100 million reward for each player be issued as in savings certificate to preserve the money for the young footballers because of their age.
He said they had made Nigeria proud by winning the cup.
