CITIZENS COMPASS— President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours of Officer of Order of Niger (OON) on Super Falcons following their historic victory at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The President while receiving the players and the technical team at the Villa on Monday commended them for their “indomitable spirit of resilience, determination and courage”, saying the victory couldn’t have been more historic.
To reward the players, the President, who earlier received the trophy from Rasheedat Ajibade, gave each player $100k.
In addition, President Tinubu gave the players a three-bedroom flat each.
Tinubu said: “On behalf of the grateful nation, I hereby confer on the players and the 11-man technical team national honour of OON.
“I hereby allocate a three-bedroom apartment to each of the players and technical crew. In addition, there’s a cash award of the naira equivalent to $100,000 to the 24 players and an equivalent of $50,000 to the technical team. Once again, I congratulate you, and I will continue to pray for you.”
Tinubu’s promises excited the players and the technical team as some of them jumped around the Villa, singing “Na our papa be this o.”
While addressing the players, the President said he didn’t want to watch the final match between Nigeria and Morocco, saying he didn’t want to have high-blood pressure.
Super Falcons won the WAFCON trophy for the tenth time after their 3-2 comeback over the Atlas Lionesses Morocco on Saturday.
