2026 U-17 WWC: Tinubu rewards each Flamingos player with ₦100m

Each player in Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football squad, the Flamingos, is set to receive ₦100 million from President Bola Tinubu after the team’s landmark FIFA World Cup triumph in Morocco.

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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja when the players and their coaching staff visited the Presidential Villa.

She explained that the funds would be placed in trust for the young athletes in selected banks.

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Under the reward package, the head coach Busari Hakeem will also receive ₦100 million, while every member of the technical crew will get ₦50 million.

Recall that the Flamingos claimed the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title in Morocco by defeating Japan 2-1 in the final.

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