Meet Kunle Soname, Bet9ja Founder, CEO

Bet9ja have today turned a household name in Nigeria and have become one of the leading brands in the sport betting industry. It is apparent that not many persons are quite familiar with the founder/CEO. The Politician, business mogul and sport enthusiast is one individual who understands what it means to be a risk taker. You might agree to the fact that one of the qualities of an entrepreneur is risk taking. Indeed a good and probably successful entrepreneur must be a risk taker inspite of all odds.

The brand which have turned a household name officially lunched in 2003 alongside a shirt sponsorship deal with Reno Stars F.C a National League team based in Ogun State Nigeria. The business mogul, Kunle Soname who hails from Remo in Ogun State Nigeria could be likened to one who is so friendly with his root and as an entrepreneur, have invested greatly in home town, in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Kunle Soname who's net worth is $100Million was once a politician who vied for a chairmanship position in Ikosi-isheri Local Council of Lagos State between October 2003 - October 2011 is a graduate of Lagos State University, (LASU).

Business Breakthrough!

This sport bet was founded with a traded name “KC Gaming Networks Limited” and the lottery website which happens to be the most visited site in Nigeria is licensed under the Lagos State Lotteries Board. The headquarters of Bet9ja is located in the largest city in Africa which is non other than Lagos, Nigeria.

Bet9ja became a success after the introduction of the offline betting strategy which turned out to be a reliable source of employment to most Nigeria youths. The brand however took its time to improve on her system by introducing a 100% reward for new customers as stake bonus upon every registration. The system however, increased their potential winnings for sport betters to 40 Million Naira.

Having made ex-super eagles star player, Victor Ikpeba the brand ambassador to Bet9ja, The brand became the official sponsor of the Nigeria Women’s Football League after a memorandum was signed between the two parties in 2015. The founder of this lucrative business in Nigeria Today, became the 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.

Finally, Kunle Soname is one of the easy-going (without siren) billionaires we have in this country and has taken painstaking efforts to promote Nigeria brands. Considering his 100% stake in KC Gaming Networks Limited, the company that owns Bet9ja, we might not be wrong if we calculate Kunle Soname's net worth to be around $100million.