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Nigerian govt redeems $100,000 payment each to D’Tigress players following fifth Afrobasket win

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Nigeria’s National Sports Commission (NSC) has confirmed the payment of the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each player of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, as part of the Presidential Reward for their victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket. The commission also confirmed the payment of the naira equivalent of $50,000 to each of […]

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Nigeria petitions FIFA against DR Congo’s players’ eligibility status, Super Eagles may still qualify for W’Cup

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Football federation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FECOFA) has strongly warned Nigeria and the Super Eagles against qualifying for the 2026 World Cup through what it described as “backdoor”. The football body was reacting to the recent petition by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to FIFA protesting the eligibility of some of their fielded […]

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