The Rivers State Government has rewarded the twenty-five players and officials of the state-owned female handball team, the Rivers Queens, with the sum of fifty million naira. The cash reward announced by Governor Fubara at the Government House Port Harcourt follows the team’s victory at a National competition held in Benin, the Edo State capital.
The Governor announced the cash reward at the Government House, Port Harcourt, where the Team led by the Captain, Hamzat Mohammed, who also emerged Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament, presented the champions’ trophy to the Governor.