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President Bola Tinubu has rewarded each member of Nigeria's victorious Under-17 women's football team, the Flamingos, with a N100 million five-year savings bond following their historic triumph at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco. The Flamingos became the first African nation to win the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the first African women's team to win a FIFA World Cup title at any level. The team secured the title after winning six consecutive matches, recovering from an opening defeat to Poland to overcome every opponent thereafter. The financial reward is designed to secure the young players' financial future, while preventing them from being overwhelmed by sudden access to large sums of money.
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