Full List: Meet Nigerian Billionaires Who Own Football Clubs in Europe

• Nigerian business entrepreneurs have begun to write their names in history, and some have started buying football clubs in Europe
• Data available showed that Nigerians own two football clubs in Portugal and one in the Danish league
• Kunle Soname (CD Feirense), the owner of Bet9ja and Remo Stars, is one of the Nigerian billionaires who own a football club in Europe

Some Nigerian business community members have reportedly taken over the football space in Europe with their investments in sports. Some of them have started buying football clubs in Europe.

The fact remains that Nigerians are fans of sports. Thus, sporting businesses have produced good profits for owners and stakeholders in Nigeria.

Although football provides entertainment, it is also a profitable enterprise which Nigerian billionaires have identified and are already making giant strides.

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In a tweet by African Fact Zone, some Nigerian billionaires who have successfully bought football clubs in Europe were listed.

Below are the Nigerians:

Kunle Soname (CD Feirense)

The Nigerian business mogul tops the list as he owns the Portuguese football club CD Feirense. In 2015, Soname made history when he became the first Nigerian to own a European football club after buying Feirense, a second-division team in Portugal, as the primary shareholder.

CD Feirense's home in Portugal is at Estádio Marcolino de Castro, with about 5,500 capacity.

Soname, also the founder of Bet9ja, acquired the Portuguese side two years after founding the betting company through his firm, Tavistock Global Resource Limited.

The Nigerian entrepreneur also owns the Remo Stars Football team, a professional football team in the Nigeria Premier Football League with its headquarters in Ikenne, Ogun state.

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Below is a tweet showing Soname at his football club:

Shola Akinlade (Aarhus Fremad)

Shola Akinlade is the co-founder and CEO of Paystack. He owns the largest share in the Danish club, Aarhus Fremad.

The Nigerian tech guru bought 55 per cent shares in the 76-year-old Danish club, which plays in the second level of the Danish League. The shares made him the majority owner.

Akinlade is also the founder of Sporting Lagos FC, a football club based in Lagos and plays in the Nigeria professional football league.

The buying of the Danish side means that Aarhus is now the sister club to Sporting Lagos. The Nigerian entrepreneur bought the Danish club over its financial problem.

Below is a tweet with Akinlade at the team:

Nneka Ede (Lusitano de Évora)

The businesswoman, Nneka Ede, is the sole woman on the list of Nigerians who own football clubs in Europe. She owns the Portuguese side, Lusitano Ginásio Clube, MHC, also referred to as Lusitano de Évora.

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The football club is located in Évora and plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of the Portuguese football league. She bought the 110-year-old Portuguese third-division club in June 2020.

Here is a tweet detailing Ede's ownership of the football club:

Finidi George takes charge of Super Eagles

Legit.ng earlier reported that Finidi George, the interim coach of the Super Eagles, showed a highly spirited readiness for the team-friendly matches.

In a video interview, Finidi said the AFCON has gone, and he and his team must ensure that the job given to them is done well.

The Super Eagles' temporary coach said some players have started arriving at the camp ahead of the clashes between the Super Eagles and Ghana and Mali.

Source: Legit.ng