Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- President Bola Tinubu has approved sweeping reforms to Nigeria's sports funding system, promising timely releases of funds and better investment in infrastructure from 2026.

The president spoke while reviewing Nigeria's sporting performances in 2025, a year he said brought pride to the country across many sports.

"In 2025, from individual champions in athletics and other sports, to our winning female football and basketball teams as well as the Super Eagles who despite their bronze medal at AFCON2025, captured our hearts, scores of athletes representing Nigeria made our nation proud," Mr Tinubu wrote on his official X page.

Nigeria's Super Eagles finished third at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The country's female ...