The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye, has recommended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for fulfilling his monetary commitments to Nigeria’s Super Falcons, describing the event as one other demonstration of his administration’s dedication to reward sporting excellence and restore confidence amongst Nigerian athletes.
Adeboye stated the cost of the naira equal of $100,000 to every Super Falcons participant and $50,000 to coaches and officers, following their historic tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph in Morocco, reinforces the President’s dedication to recognising those that carry honour to the nation.
“President Tinubu is demonstrating that the sacrifices of our sporting heroes must never be taken for granted. By fulfilling his promise to the Super Falcons, he is sending a powerful message that excellence, dedication and patriotism deserve genuine recognition,” Adeboye acknowledged.
The Presidential aide famous that the event follows related rewards for Nigeria’s ladies’s basketball group, D’Tigress, whose gamers additionally acquired their promised monetary advantages after profitable a fifth consecutive Women’s AfroBasket title.
He additional highlighted the President’s resolution to revive the National Sports Commission, describing it as a serious institutional reform aimed toward bettering sports activities administration, athlete welfare and long-term growth.
“Beyond financial rewards, Mr President has shown commitment through institutional reforms and deliberate efforts to reposition sports as an instrument of national development, youth empowerment and economic opportunity,” he added.
Adeboye significantly praised the administration’s recognition of feminine athletes, noting that the achievements of the Super Falcons and D’Tigress have impressed tens of millions of younger Nigerian ladies.
He harassed that these developments have to be complemented by sustained funding in grassroots sports activities, the place future nationwide champions are found and nurtured.
According to him, the forthcoming National Grassroots Sports Development Summit, scheduled for November 18–19, 2026, on the Presidential Villa, Abuja, will present a possibility to strengthen the inspiration of Nigeria’s sporting future.
“When our young athletes see that their country celebrates and rewards excellence, they are encouraged to dream bigger. Our responsibility is to ensure that talented children across all 774 local government areas have opportunities to develop and succeed,” Adeboye stated.
He recommended the management of the National Sports Commission, headed by Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko and Director-General Hon. Bukola Olopade, for his or her efforts in implementing the administration’s sports activities growth agenda.
Adeboye reaffirmed his dedication to advancing the President’s Renewed Hope imaginative and prescient by way of sustainable grassroots sports activities programmes and strategic partnerships.
