Meet Kunle Soname: The Most Successful Sports Business Entrepreneur In Africa, Owner of Bet9ja...Net Worth Over $100 Million

One person I think you may need to meet or follow as a mentor, if you are aspiring to be a successful sports business person in Africa...is Kunle Soname.

For most analysts, sports cannot be run successfully as a business venrure here in Nigeria or  in most African countries. But Kunle Soname proved that theory wrong. He succeeded so excellently where many others failed.

Although, many may argue that Soname is not just a sports entrepreneur but also a politician... And Bet9ja would rather be seen :as gambling outfit rather than a sports business. But Soname is also the owner of a Nigeria professional football league club, Remo Stars FC and has acquired 70 percent stake of a second division Portuguese football club side called Clube Desportivo Feirens. All Soname's life endeavors has hovered around sports.

Meet Kunle Soname
56 years old Kunle Soname, hails from Remo, Ogun State Nigeria. He can be better described as one man who loves his root dearly. This is evident from the things he’s done and ways he has invested so much in his home town Remo, Ogun State.

He was into politics and was elected as the Executive Chairman of Ikosi-isheri Local Council, Lagos State between October 2003 – October 2011. During his time in office, He was instrumental to the building and reconstruction  of the Boarder stadium at Olowora Isheri Lagos.

Education
Kunle attended Federal Government College, Lagos for his secondary school education and Lagos State University(LASU) where he staudied political science and graduated 1996

Relationship
Kunle Soname is happily married to Mrs Kemi Soname and their union is blessed with a daughter(Erioluwa Soname).

Personal Life
Kunle Soname played amateur football and represented his school severally in competitions like Principal cup. He has been involved in football marketing and politics; being in the forefront of helping Nigerian leagues and clubs get sponsorships. Soname is a sports visionary who strongly believe that Nigetian football can be better organized to be more attractive to fans and corporate brands.

His skills in mobilizing fans has greatly help him to become successful both in politics and in business. Without doubt, Bet9ja is the leading sports betting brand in Nigeria.

Business Interests
Kunle Soname's interest is deeply rooted in sports (football). He is the founder of Bet9ja with a traded name “KC Gaming Networks Limited” and the lottery website is licensed under the Lagos State Lotteries Board. The headquarters of Bet9ja is located in Lagos, Nigeria.

He launched Bet9ja in 2003, with Shirt Sponsorship for his club Remo Stars, which created so much awareness among the Nigerian fans.

Bet9ja was able to break into the market by introducing offline play which turned out a reliable source of employment for Nigeria youths. Bet9ja has continue to improve their betting platform by introducing 100% reward for new customers as stake bonus upon registration, increased the potential winnings for betters to 40 Million, the highest so far in Nigeria and recently included Cash Out option

In 2015 Bet9ja became the official sponsor of the Nigeria National League (NNL) after a memorandum was signed between the two parties. He made ex super Eagles star player Victor Ikpeba the brand ambassador of Bet9ja the same year.

Kunle Soname became first Nigeria national to own a European club when he acquired 70 percent of a second division Portuguese football club side called Clube Desportivo Feirense in 2016 through his company called Tavisstock Global Resource Ltd.

The Impart of Kunle Soname on the Economy and Society At Large
Believe me, Kunle Soname is one of the richest men we have in Nigeria today... whose business intiatives has greatly imparted the economy, especially engaging the youths.

Bet9ja has over 5000 agents across the country and may have directly or indirectly employed over 10, 000 youths.

Bet9ja and Remo Stars contribute in no little measure in engaging Nigerian youths into legal and positive endeavors; especially in this time when the country is suffering from high unemployment rate and the potential for crime so high.

 Base on his near 100% stake in KC Gaming Networks Limited the company that owns Bet9ja and Tavisstock Global Resource Ltd,  it is safe to calculate that Kunle Soname net worth is over $100million.