Sponsors of the Women National Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday at a reception held at their Abuja head workplace in Maitama, rolled out the drums for the victorious D’Tigress of Nigeria after the workforce secured a record-breaking fifth back-to-back AfroBasket title. The {bank} rewarded the workforce with N200m.
Each of the gamers will obtain N10m which can be paid into their Zenith Bank accounts whereas the technical crew and others will share the remaining.
D’Tigress, after beating Mali 78-64 within the remaining performed in Abidjan on Sunday arrived the nation on Monday afternoon and have been hosted by President, Bola Tinubu, the place they have been rewarded with National Honours of OON and money rewards.
After sponsoring the nationwide girls league for 18 years with among the gamers up to now title profitable workforce going by way of the league as two of the present workforce, Murjanatu Musa, the MVP of the Air Warriors workforce that received the league title in 2022 and Ifunnaya Okoro with the present coach of the workforce, Rena Wakama, additionally taking part within the league as a participant with First Bank Women Basketball workforce.
Present on the reception have been a few of Zenith Bank’s Executive Directors, who expressed their appreciation to the D’Tigress for making the nation proud. They are Adobi Nwapa, Akin Ogunranti, Henry Oroh and Louis Odom.
The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, President of the NBBF, Musa Kida and a few of his board members have been additionally on the vibrant occasion
While appreciating the D’Tigress for a job effectively carried out, the GMD/CEO of Zenith Bank, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji OON, mentioned the outfit would proceed to assist the ladies basketball in Nigeria as they stay up for the workforce excelling on the world stage.
“Your victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket is not just a win for Nigeria, it is a win for African sports,” she mentioned.
“At Zenith Bank, we have a good time your victory – not simply as supporters, however as longstanding companions within the improvement of ladies’s basketball in Nigeria.
“I hereby reaffirm Zenith Bank’s steadfast commitment to advancing women’s basketball and promoting sports development across Nigeria.”
Responding to the sort gesture, the captain of the workforce and the Most Valuable Player of the AfroBasket, Amy Okonkwo, on behalf of the workforce, appreciated the {financial} establishment for doing lots for girls basketball within the nation.
