Soname Ended up being the Owner Of C.D.

He is likewise the first Nigerian to get 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]

Early life and education

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

Career

Remo Stars Football Club formerly referred to as FC DENDER was established 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.

Soname ended up being the owner of C.D. Feirense in 2015. [8]

In 2022, Kunle was inducted as a customer at the University of Lagos for his philanthropic activities. [9] He is likewise the owner of Beyond Limits F.A. [10]

Personal life

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

References

^ “I established Bet9ja, Remo Stars FC to take on crime and violence – Soname|National Daily Newspaper”. National Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ “Mr. Money Kunle Soname Stages Lavish 90th Birthday for Mom”. THISDAYLIVE. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ “ValueJet Begins Inaugural Flight Operations In Nigeria”. 10 October 2022.
^ “New Nigerian Carrier, ValueJet, Announces Inaugural Flight”.
^ a b Odutola, Abiola (17 August 2019). “Meet Bet9ja’s Kunle Soname, whose company officially sponsors BBNaija”. . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ RACHEL, MADISON. “Meet Bet9ja owner – Kunle Soname”. Online Nigeria. Retrieved 19 July 2018. [irreversible dead link] ^ Egbe, Esther (14 January 2017). “We won’t owe our gamers – Kunle Soname|National Daily Newspaper”. National Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ 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 Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
^ sports betting, 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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