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Nigerian politician, entrepreneur, sport enthusiast

Kunle SonameListen^ⓘ is a Nigerian entrepreneur, sport enthusiast and the chairman of Bet9ja, a betting website he founded in 2013. He is also the first Nigerian to acquire a European club C.D. Feirense which he bought in 2015.^[1]^[2] He is the Founder of the private Nigerian airline ValueJet.^[3]^[4]

Soname studied Estate Management at Obafemi Awolowo University where he graduated in 1988.^[5] He served as the Executive Chairman of Ikosi-isheri Local Council, a post he held till 2011.^[6]^[7]

Career

Remo Stars Football Club previously known as FC DENDER was founded by Soname in 2004. The club was then relocated from Lagos State to Remo area of Ogun State, and is now playing in the Nigerian Premier League's Top Division. Under the ownership of Kunle Soname, Remo Stars F.C. won its first Nigeria Premier Football League title during the 2024–25 season.^[8]

Soname became the owner of C.D. Feirense in 2015.^[9]

In 2022, Kunle was inducted as a patron at the University of Lagos for his philanthropic activities.^[10] He is also the owner of Beyond Limits F.A.^[11]

Personal life

Soname is married to Kemi Soname and they have a daughter Erioluwa.^[5]

References

↑ "I founded Bet9ja, Remo Stars FC to tackle crime and violence — Soname | National Daily Newspaper". National Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
↑ "Mr. Money Kunle Soname Stages Lavish 90th Birthday for Mom". This Day. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
↑ "ValueJet Begins Inaugural Flight Operations In Nigeria". Leadership. 10 October 2022.
↑ "New Nigerian Carrier, ValueJet, Announces Inaugural Flight". This Day.
1 2 Odutola, Abiola (17 August 2019). "Meet Bet9ja's Kunle Soname, whose firm officially sponsors BBNaija". Nairametrics. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
↑ RACHEL, MADISON. "Meet Bet9ja owner - Kunle Soname". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 19 July 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Egbe, Esther (14 January 2017). "We won't owe our players – Kunle Soname | National Daily Newspaper". National Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
↑ "Who is the Owner of Bet9ja? » Meet Kunle Soname ✔️". Nostrabet.com. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
↑ Reporter, Samuel Oamen | Senior (2024-09-24). "Nigerians who own football clubs in Europe". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
↑ "Club inducts Soname as patron". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
↑ Sports, Pulse (2024-06-21). "It's Not Against the Rules — Remo Stars and Beyond Limits to play in NPFL as financier backs decision with examples". Pulse Sports Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-02-10.

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