Kunle Soname
Nigerian politician, entrepreneur, sport enthusiast
Kunle Soname 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 2015.2
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About
He is the Founder of the private Nigerian airline ValueJet.
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Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedLagos State University3
Soname studied Estate Management at Obafemi Awolowo University where he graduated in 1988. He served as the Executive Chairman of Ikosi-isheri Local Council, a post he held till 2011.
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Career
Occupation: politician.5
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.
Soname became the owner of C.D. Feirense in 2015.
In 2022, Kunle was inducted as a patron at the University of Lagos for his philanthropic activities. He is also the owner of Beyond Limits F.A.
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Personal life
Soname is married to Kemi Soname and they have a daughter Erioluwa.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataKunle Soname on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKunle Soname on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataKunle Soname: X, on Wikidata
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- 8WikidataValueJet, Founder