{"id":7185,"date":"2026-11-03T05:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/super-falcons-receive-tinubus-100000-reward-for-record-10th-wafcon-title\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T05:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:31:36","slug":"super-falcons-receive-tinubus-100000-reward-for-record-10th-wafcon-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/super-falcons-receive-tinubus-100000-reward-for-record-10th-wafcon-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Falcons Receive Tinubu\u2019s $100,000 Reward For Record 10th WAFCON Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fulfilled his $100,000 reward pledge to the Super Falcons following the team\u2019s historic triumph at the 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations  where Nigeria clinched a record-extending 10th continental title.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from the National Sports Commission ,NSC), the players have started receiving payments of approximately \u20a6140 million each, representing the naira equivalent of the President\u2019s promised reward.<\/p>\n<p>The payment comes months after the Super Falcons staged a remarkable comeback to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 in the final played in July 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Having gone two goals down, the Super Falcons rallied in the second half to secure a memorable victory and reclaim the African crown.<\/p>\n<p>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/the-super-falcons-eye-11th-wafcon-title-after-sealing-ticket-to-2026-edition\/\">The Super Falcons Eye 11th WAFCON Title After Sealing Ticket To 2026 Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Captain Rasheedat Ajibade has expressed the team\u2019s appreciation to President Tinubu for honouring his commitment, noting that the gesture recognises the players\u2019 hard work and achievement on the continental stage.<\/p>\n<p>The reward is part of the Federal Government\u2019s efforts to recognise and encourage Nigerian athletes following outstanding performances in international competitions.<\/p>\n<p>In a similar gesture, President Tinubu also fulfilled his $100,000 reward pledge to members of D\u2019Tigress after their victory at the 2025 FIBA Women\u2019s AfroBasket Championship, where the Nigerian women\u2019s basketball team extended its dominance by winning a fifth consecutive title.<\/p>\n<p>The latest development marks another financial recognition of the Super Falcons\u2019 achievement and their place in the history of African women\u2019s football.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fulfilled his $100,000 reward pledge to the Super Falcons following the team\u2019s historic triumph at the 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations where Nigeria clinched&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}