IKPEBA THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND BET9JA

Victor Ikpeba

1997 African-Player-of-the-Year, Victor Ikpeba, has thrown his weight behind sports betting company, Bet9ja, in its quest to help grow the Nigerian domestic professional football league.

Speaking at the unveiling of Bet9ja in Lagos yesterday, Ikpeba who is the brand ambassador said that he opted to be part of the project because of the credibility of the people handling it.

“The people behind Bet9ja are credible people to do business with. I admire their courage to help grow the domestic league in our country. I am proud to be their brand ambassador,” observed the former Super Eagles forward who is a regular match analyst for pay television channel, SuperSport.

Ikpeba, fondly called the Prince of Monaco during his stint with Monaco FC in the French Ligue 1, admitted that he once tried his luck as a punter while playing professional football in Europe.

“In my 15 years career as footballer, I once was involved in sports betting for the fun of it. From what I have seen of Bet9ja and their operation in Nigeria, they are the industry leader and are very credible to do business with,” he noted.

Earlier, the CEO of Bet9ja, Ayo Ojuroye, said that the shirt sponsorship deal his company entered into with Remo Stars FC was just the beginning of how the domestic football stands to benefit from its operation in Nigeria.

“We have positioned our company as the leading sports betting company in Nigeria. We have full complement of technical support from personnel well grounded in the business around the world.

With asset base in the excess of N500m, Betja that began operations in Nigeria over six months ago is flaunting its product superiority, integrity and trust amongst factors that is giving them the edge over others in the sports betting business in the country.

Chairman of Remo Stars FC, Kunle Soname, expressed his happiness to partner Bet9ja.
“As the chairman of the marketing committee of the Nigerian National League, I know what it means to seek sponsors. From the shirt sponsorship deal my team has entered into with Bet9ja, I can vouch that the company is here to help change sports sponsorship in the country.

General Manager of Lagos State Lotteries Board, Lanre Gbajabiamila who was present at the launch, while commending the company, promised to ensure that Bet9ja keep to the terms of their licence to ensure that the sport betting public remain happy.

As the only company that accepts bets on the Nigerian domestic league, Bet9ja also rely on results from the English Premier League, La Liga and other European leagues for business in addition to bets on Formula One and basketball.