体坛英语资讯：Nigerian leader reward victorious basketball players, officials
<p><span word="LAGOS">LAGOS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 30-- <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Muhammadu">Muhammadu</span> <span word="Buhari">Buhari</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victorious">victorious</span> <span word="D">D</span>' <span word="Tigress">Tigress</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="AfroBasket">AfroBasket</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="naira">naira</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 3100 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> 500,000 <span word="naira">naira</span> <span word="each">each</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commencement">commencement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="FEC">FEC</span>), <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="focused">focused</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forthcoming">forthcoming</span> 2018 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Buhari">Buhari</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="congratulated">congratulated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="commended">commended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="displaying">displaying</span> "<span word="uncommon">uncommon</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>."</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span>, <span word="Solomon">Solomon</span> <span word="Dalung">Dalung</span>, <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="D">D</span>' <span word="Tigress">Tigress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>" <span word="embarked">embarked</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="D">D</span>' <span word="Tigress">Tigress</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span> 65-48 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003.</p>
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