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Zenith Bank gift D’Tigress N200m

6th August 2025

Sponsors of the Nigeria Women Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday rewarded the victorious D’Tigress with N200m after the team secured a fifth straight AfroBasket title in Ivory Coast on Sunday.

D’Tigress, after beating Mali 78-64 in the final played in Abidjan on Sunday, arrived in the country on Monday afternoon and were hosted by President Bola Tinubu, where they were rewarded with national honours of OON and cash rewards.

Zenith Bank has sponsored the national women’s league for 18 years, with some of the players in the past title-winning team going through the league as two of the current team.

Murjanatu Musa was the MVP of the Air Warriors team that won the league title in 2022, while the current coach of the team, Rena Wakama, also participated in the league as a player with First Bank.

While appreciating the D’Tigress for a job well done, the GMD/CEO of Zenith Bank, Dr Dame Umeoji OON, said the outfit would continue to support women’s basketball in Nigeria as they look forward to the team 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 said.

“At Zenith Bank, we celebrate your victory – not just as supporters, but as longstanding partners in the development of women’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 kind gesture, the captain of the team and the Most Valuable Player of the AfroBasket, Amy Okonkwo, on behalf of the team, appreciated the financial institution for doing a lot for women’s basketball in the country.

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Queen-John Moseph is a Nigerian basketball journalist.

Queen-John Moseph @Queenjohn4

Congratulations @DtigressNG

Zenith Bank has also donated 200 Million Naira to the team .10 Million Naira each will be credited to all the players' Zenith bank Account that will be opened for them, while the remaining money will be shared among the technical team.

Congratulations @DtigressNG

Zenith Bank has also donated 200 Million Naira to the team .10 Million Naira each will be credited to all the players' Zenith bank Account that will be opened for them, while the remaining money will be shared among the technical team. https://t.co/3xGLD8Bt8i pic.twitter.com/HCpdxHSOho

— Queen John-Moseph (@Queenjohn4) August 5, 2025

I see....
I just believe that in this life, if it is written that you'll make it, you will eventually; it doesn't matter what you do.

This is the best time to be a woman football or basket ball player in nigeria kudos to them thank you zenith bank but make una try up una banking system 👍

Just in a few days, these D'Tigress & Super Falcon girls have been gifted money that millions of graduates will never earn in their entire lifetime.
Even reserve Goalkeeper & players that never kicked the ball.

Quite Absurd & a Food for Thought!

This girls don hammer ooo. Chai!!
Na my girlfriend mates ooo, but wetin she sabi na to they do tick-tock even at work and make she they sit down like madam inside my ride like say na she buy am for me. I fit swap her for Okonkwo like this ooo.

Hard work and dedication pays. Thank you girls for making us proud

Congratulations to Nigeria's D'tigress, they did wonderfully well.

It's a very good thing..
Let our foreign base athletes and players be proud of representing Africa.
It hurt them alot when Africa is shown all their news channels and be portrayed as a jungle.
Let Africa be great..
The arrogance of Europe and the US is becoming very insulting.
Africa have all the natural resources to run this world but western countries tells us that we're poor and need aid.
Calling Africa shithole countries. That's terrible.

Well deserved. They've done extraordinarily well

While some fools complain the money given to the athlete is too much sensible Nigerians like Elumelu are adding to it.

God continue to bless n grow your businnes Zenith bank.

Obidient shoukd continue wailing over the compensation.

Zenith bank just stole my 55k. Yesterday night...

And they are here giving d tigress money

Quest7777:
Just in a few days, these D'Tigress & Super Falcon girls have made money that millions of graduates will never make in their lifetime.

Yes, that is how it is in every sport nowadays.
To me, the funniest of these sports is Golf.
How many graduate can be richer than Tiger Woods in the US. Someone that only hold a stick like object to play a small 🏀 into a hole. However, that is talent!

LordIsaac:
I see....
I just believe that in this life, if it is written that you'll make it, you will eventually; it doesn't matter what you do.

There is nothing like that. They worked hard and it has paid

tunwumi:
Hard work and dedication pays. Thank you girls for making us proud

No be first time of winning it...MD ZENITH na woman...what did u expect...just like remi influenced her simp husband to over gift these athletes....

jordyspices:
This is the best time to be a woman football or basket ball player in nigeria kudos to them thank you zenith bank but make una try up una banking system 👍

Favour Ofili thinks otherwise
Where were all these companies

They are really cashing out, big time.

Kudos to them.

Shawnnn01:
While some fools complain the money given to the athlete is too much sensible Nigerians like Elumelu are adding to it.

God continue to bless n grow your businnes Zenith bank.

Obidient shoukd continue wailing over the compensation.

Ewu, elumelu is the CEO of first bank not Zenith. Read! You no go gree

LordIsaac:
I see....
I just believe that in this life, if it is written that you'll make it, you will eventually; it doesn't matter what you do.

Gbam!!!
"The race is not for the swift and greatness is not by muscles" - Apostle Joshua Selman

Shawnnn01:
While some fools complain the money given to the athlete is too much sensible Nigerians like Elumelu are adding to it.

God continue to bless n grow your businnes Zenith bank.

Obidient shoukd continue wailing over the compensation.

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All things you guys are doing is not fair..

How many times has these organisations gifted those security men like the police, army etc..

That are risking their lives daily so that we all can be safe and secured.

I think the govt. Needs to proclaim, security men gifts day, where people can give gifts freely to these men and their families etc

Jesu....see money!
Why zenith bank no give to super Falcon?
They are girls too na!

Congratulations queens and more.

I appreciate this glory.

LordIsaac:
I see....
I just believe that in this life, if it is written that you'll make it, you will eventually; it doesn't matter what you do.

Exactly!

But that doesn't mean we shouldn't apply ourselves and I totally understand your POV.

Issokay

Make everybody dey show demsef

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D00msDay:
This girls don hammer ooo. Chai!!
Na my girlfriend mates ooo, but wetin she sabi na to they do tick-tock even at work and make she they sit down like madam inside my ride like say na she buy am for me. I fit swap her for Okonkwo like this ooo.

Nigerian men used to body shame female sports people for looking masculine until rain of fame and money started.



Lol

Hardwork, coupled with time and chance happened to them.

ROTTWEILER007:
Ewu, elumelu is the CEO of first bank not Zenith. Read! You no go gree

He is not of First Bank either.. Olusegun Alebiosu is.. You should have got your facts right in this day of Google and AI everywhere before book shaming and insulting that dude for displaying the same amount of ignorance as you..

ROTTWEILER007:
Ewu, elumelu is the CEO of first bank not Zenith. Read! You no go gree

Elumelu is not the CEO of First Bank, he is the CEO of the UBA.

papagiddy:
Jesu....see money!
Why zenith bank no give to super Falcon?
They are girls too na!

Sponsors.

The Super Falcons have their own sponsors like MTN, Nigeria Breweries, etc. that gave them money.

ROTTWEILER007:
Ewu, elumelu is the CEO of first bank not Zenith. Read! You no go gree

You àre insulting someone and you end up saying more rubbish. Tony Elumelu is the chairman of UBA, why Jim ovia is the chairman of zenith bank. They are both from delta north. First bank is femi Otedola.