Overview

• President Bola Tinubu awarded each player a three-bedroom apartment and naira-equivalent of $100,000 in cash following their 3-2 comeback victory over Morocco
• All 24 players and the 11-member technical and administrative staff were conferred the Officer of the Order of the Niger, Nigeria’s second-highest national honor
• The Governors’ Forum contributed 10 million naira apiece to each member of the squad and support staff in recognition of their achievement
• Six Super Eagles players, led by captain William Troost-Ekong, each donated 1 million naira to the Super Falcons as a gesture of solidarity
• Observers say the scaled-back parade plans and chronic underfunding of the women’s team reveal ongoing institutional neglect despite high-profile rewards