President Bola Tinubu has rewarded Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, with financial incentives following their victory at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The rewards were announced by First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on behalf of the President while receiving the players, coach and other officials at the Presidential Villa.
She disclosed that each player would receive a ₦100 million savings certificate, explaining that the money would be held in trust for them because of their young age.
“For all our players, Mr President is awarding you all with savings certificate of one hundred million naira each,” she said.
Explaining the arrangement, she asked the players, “Do you know what a saving certificate is? It’s money but it’s held in trust for you. You are still very young. Do you want to start handling 100 million naira?”
She also announced a cash reward of ₦100 million for the coach and ₦50 million for each member of the technical crew.
Addressing the team as a mother, the First Lady urged the players to remain prayerful and remember their faith, recalling the moment they gathered to worship.
“Don’t forget the humbling moment you started together and started worshipping that night. So don’t ever forget that. Wherever we are, God brought us there. All right? And God bless you. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” she said.
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