Shola Akinlade

2023 - 3 - 28

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38-year-old Paystack co-founder, Shola Akinlade, buys Danish ... (Peoples Gazette)

We have looked at the date correctly, and yes - it is good enough Aarhus Fremad has closed an agreement today, which means a new owner in the club.

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Paystack Co-Founder Shola Akinlade Acquires 55% Stake in ... (Business Post Nigeria)

A co-founder of Paystack, Mr Shola Akinlade, has expanded his imprint in football club ownership by acquiring a majority stake of up to 55 per cent in a ...

The Nigerian international is one of the greatest footballers in the country’s history. He has scored six goals in 45 appearances for the national team. Moses featured for the Super Eagles in the 2014 World Cup and the 2018 World Cup where he scored a goal in the 1-2 defeat to Argentina. Iwobi played for the Super Eagles in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Victor Moses scored 12 goals in 37 appearances for the Nigeria national team. The Nigerian international has scored six goals in 80 appearances for Everton. The Nigerian international joined Everton from Arsenal for a fee of about $45 million in the summer of 2019. The Everton player has scored nine goals in 53 appearances for the Super Eagles. He has scored 10 goals in 18 appearances for the national team. The Nigerian international has been incredible since he joined Leicester City from Genk in the winter transfer of 2017 for $20m. The Nigerian international won the Golden Boot in the tournament with 10 goals. The Nigerian international joined Watford during the 2014-15 and scored 36 league goals in 90 appearances for the club.

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Paystack co-founder Shola Akinlade buys Danish club, Aarhus ... (The Punch)

The 38-year-old bought a 55 per cent take in the club, making him the majority owner.

Presently, the club are on top of the Danish second division with six points clear. Sporting Lagos plays in the second tier of the Nigerian league, and in the future, will be a cooperative club with Aarhus Fremad following the acquisition. Akinlade purchased the club with the hope of upgrading it.

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Shola Akinlade, Paystack co-founder acquires 55% stake to own ... (Businessday.ng)

Shola Akinlade, the co-founder and CEO of Paystack bought a 55 percent stake in Aarhus Fremad, a team that plays in the Danish 2nd...

Nonso, with the handle ‘@midasnonso’ also tweeted his opinion: “This guy is really investing big in soccer. Aarhus Fremad currently leads the 2nd division and is a hot bet for a promotion to the country’s second-best tier and with the takeover, some of the players from Sporting Lagos will have the opportunity to come to Europe. Shola Akinlade, the co-founder and CEO of Paystack bought a 55 percent stake in Aarhus Fremad, a team that plays in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system club.

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Meet Shola Akinlade, the 38-Year-Old Paystack Founder Who ... (Legit.ng)

Shola Akinlade, the co-founder of Nigerian payment platform Paystack, has purchased 55 percent stake in Danish football club Aarhus Fremad.

The market value of BUA Foods, which is part of the BUA Group, increased by N119 billion due to a significant rise in the company's share price. It's terrible." "He sees football a bit like we do in Fremad as a platform for experiences where you can do something for the society around you." - Shola Akinlade, the co-founder of Nigerian payment platform Paystack, has purchased 55 percent stake in Danish football club Aarhus Fremad. Shola Akinlade, the 38-year-old co-founder of Nigerian online payment platform Paystack, has added Danish soccer club Aarhus Fremad into his number of assets. Meet Shola Akinlade, the 38-Year-Old Paystack Founder Who Acquired 55% Stake in Danish Football Club

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Paystack's Shola Akinlade buys majority stakes in Danish club ... (TheCable)

Shola Akinlade, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paystack, has purchased 55 percent ownership shares in Aarhus Fremad, a Danish third-tier ...

I have the utmost confidence in Lars Kruse’s continued leadership as CEO, and together, we will strive to maintain the values and long-term goals that have made these clubs such a cherished part of their respective communities.” Aarhus Fremad was founded in 1947. “Shola Akinlade is a Nigerian IT entrepreneur and CEO of the Paystack software platform. [March 28, 2023] [Speaking](https://sportinglagos.com/news/5q4FY8eIJfgvoxjIn1Y2WE?fbclid=IwAR3QOadBuaNrZmWdXl9gkNHBgowhIczQfGLYxYGYsgizSA7yf4pgOCsg4Wk) on the acquisition, Akinlade said his investment in the Danish club is due to a “shared commitment to engaging and empowering local communities”. On a daily basis, he runs the Sporting Lagos football club in Nigeria, which at the same time will act as a sister club to Aarhus Fremad.” The agreement will also see Aarhus Fremad become a sister club to Sporting Lagos FC, a team in the Nigeria National League (NNL)

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Shola Akinlade, Paystack co-founder acquires 55% stake to own ... (Businessday.ng)

Shola Akinlade, the co-founder and CEO of Paystack bought a 55 percent stake in Aarhus Fremad, a team that plays in the Danish 2nd...

Nonso, with the handle ‘@midasnonso’ also tweeted his opinion: “This guy is really investing big in soccer. Aarhus Fremad currently leads the 2nd division and is a hot bet for a promotion to the country’s second-best tier and with the takeover, some of the players from Sporting Lagos will have the opportunity to come to Europe. Shola Akinlade, the co-founder and CEO of Paystack bought a 55 percent stake in Aarhus Fremad, a team that plays in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system club.

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Paystack CEO Shola Akinlade Acquires 55% Stake In Denmark ... (Mandy News)

Nigerian IT billionaire Shola Akinlade acquires a 55% stake in Danish club Aarhus Fremad, fostering a partnership with sister club Sporting Lagos and ...

He also runs Sporting [Lagos](https://mandynews.com/coronavirus-nigeria-records-jump-to-65-lagos-now-44/), a football club in [Nigeria](https://mandynews.com/people-who-donated-for-covid-19-relief-efforts-in-nigeria/), which will now become a sister club to Aarhus Fremad. The Danish club hopes that he will bring new resources, This could be good for both teams and help them reach more people in their own football communities. Kruse told Aarhus Stiftstidende that he needed some help, which has now arrived in the form of Shola Akinlade’s Of course, we hope that the table looks like it does now when the season ends, but it’s not the end of the world if it doesn’t,” says Kruse. [Lagos](https://mandynews.com/coronavirus-nigeria-records-jump-to-65-lagos-now-44/) will provide [opportunities](https://mandynews.com/100-lucrative-businesses-you-can-start-with-little-or-no-capital-in-nigeria/) for players from the [Nigerian](https://mandynews.com/heres-how-nigerian-police-made-over-n2-million-in-night-raid/) club to come to [Europe](https://mandynews.com/top-20-schengen-countries-with-the-easiest-visa-application-processes/). [Lagos](https://mandynews.com/coronavirus-nigeria-records-jump-to-65-lagos-now-44/) and the backing of Shola Akinlade may prove to be the catalyst for sustained [growth](https://mandynews.com/how-does-opay-make-money-everything-you-need-to-know/) and [success](https://mandynews.com/100-lucrative-businesses-you-can-start-with-little-or-no-capital-in-nigeria/) on and off the pitch. There are of course some investments that are just right – some fitness equipment, some GPS trackers on the players, and so on.” [Super](https://mandynews.com/baba-ijebu-prediction-for-today-tuesday-october-27-2020/) League or challenge AGF as the best football team in the city. [opportunities](https://mandynews.com/100-lucrative-businesses-you-can-start-with-little-or-no-capital-in-nigeria/)for Sporting [Lagos](https://mandynews.com/coronavirus-nigeria-records-jump-to-65-lagos-now-44/)players to come to [Europe](https://mandynews.com/top-20-schengen-countries-with-the-easiest-visa-application-processes/). [impact](https://mandynews.com/how-does-opay-make-money-everything-you-need-to-know/)of the [investment](https://mandynews.com/egypt-offers-citizenship-to-foreigners-for-500k-what-to-know/)remains to be seen, but it may prove to be a catalyst for Aarhus Fremad’s sustained [growth](https://mandynews.com/how-does-opay-make-money-everything-you-need-to-know/)and [success](https://mandynews.com/100-lucrative-businesses-you-can-start-with-little-or-no-capital-in-nigeria/). [is](https://mandynews.com/ipob-ranks-10th-among-worlds-deadliest-terror-groups-full-list-revealed/) for [us](https://mandynews.com/israeli-legislators-propose-law-to-ban-talk-about-jesus-and-christianity/) to continue with the setup we have.

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Paystack co-founder Shola Akinlade acquires Danish club Aarhus ... (QED.NG)

Co-founder of Paystack Shola Akinlade has bought majority stakes in Danish second division club Aarhus Fremad.

We are very much looking forward to the collaboration and eagerly await what the future brings us.” Presently, the club are on top of the Danish second division with six points clear. Co-founder of Paystack Shola Akinlade has bought majority stakes in Danish second division club Aarhus Fremad.

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Paystack Co-founder, Shola Akinlade Acquires 55% Stake to own ... (TechEconomy.ng)

Shola Akinlade, co-founder and CEO of Paystack, purchased a 55% stake in Aarhus Fremad, a team that competes.;

We are very excited about the collaboration and can’t wait to see what the future holds.” Despite purchasing the club after several years of losses, Akintunde, at the age of 38, now owns the majority stake in two football investments, Sporting Lagos in Nigeria and Aarhus Fremad in Denmark. Shola Akinlade, co-founder and CEO of Paystack, purchased a 55% stake in Aarhus Fremad, a team that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system.

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Shola Akinlade: From fintech to football empire (Business Insider Africa)

Shola Akinlade, co-founder of Nigerian fintech startup Paystack, has acquired a 55% stake in Danish club Aarhus Fremad as part of his plan to build a ...

“I am truly honoured and excited to embark on this new chapter with Aarhus Fremad and further our shared commitment to engaging and empowering local communities,” the Paystack CEO said. Both Sporting Lagos and Aarhus Fremad would be entitled to a share of those fees under FIFA rules. This would enable him to identify and develop young players with potential and send the best players to Aarhus Fremad to gain valuable experience playing in the Danish leagues.

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Paystack CEO, Shola Akinlade acquires majority stake in Danish ... (Vanguard)

The 76-year-old Danish club will become a sister club to Sporting Lagos FC, a Lagos-based football club in the Nigeria National League founded by Akinlade in ...

“It is fantastic that there are people with the right mindset who see football as a catalyst for many other things – and in terms of values, Sporting Lagos is a Nigerian Aarhus Fremad. “I’ve been completely honest that I needed some help. I have the utmost confidence in Lars Kruse’s continued leadership as CEO, and together, we will strive to maintain the values and long-term goals that have made these clubs such a cherished part of their respective communities.”

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Shola Akinlade net worth: 38-year-old Nigerian buy 55 percent of ... (BBC News)

Shola Akinlade na 38-year-old Nigerian wey just become di new owner of Danish football club Aarhus Fremad afta im buy 55 percent stake for di second ...

E dey fantastic say pipo wit di right mindset dey wey see football as catalyst for many oda tins - and in terms of values, Sporting Lagos na Nigerian Aarhus Fremad,” Kruse tok. For 2022, Akinlade found Sporting Lagos FC for Lagos. Dem found Aarhus Fremad for 1947 and di club dey play for Danish second division, wey be di third tier of di Danish football league system.

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Paystack's Shola Akinlade Buys Majority Stake in A European Club ... (Tekedia)

Akinlade, who founded Sporting Lagos FC last year, a Lagos-based football club, sees the investment as an opportunity to boost his aim of developing football ...

With this deal, AKinlade becomes the third Nigerian to purchase the majority stake of a foreign club. “It is fantastic that there are people with the right mindset who see football as a catalyst for many other things – and in terms of values, Sporting Lagos is a Nigerian Aarhus Fremad. I have the utmost confidence in Lars Kruse’s continued leadership as CEO, and together, we will strive to maintain the values and long-term goals that have made these clubs such a cherished part of their respective communities.”

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Nigerian Shola Akinlade takes majority control of Denmark's Aarhus ... (Inside World Football)

March 30 – Nigerian tech entrepreneur Shola Akinlade (pictured) has acquired a majority stake in Danish second-division club Aarhus Fremad through his ...

We have the ambition to become the best team in Africa and play in the African edition of the Champions League.” “It has been an exciting process from when I first heard that people had spotted us in Fremad all the way from Nigeria to where we are now,” said Kruse. Projects are different and ours differs from the others in that we have a team that plays in the best league in Nigeria.

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Paystack co-founder Shola Akinlade buys Danish club, Aarhus ... (New Telegraph Newspaper)

Aarhus Fremad, a Danish second- division team, has been purchased by Shola Akinlade, a Nigerian software engineer and co-founder of Paystack.

“We have looked at the date correctly, and yes – it is good enough Aarhus Fremad has closed an agreement today, which means a new owner in the club,” the club’s statement on Tuesday read. This comes after he founded Sporting Lagos, a club, in Lagos last year. Aarhus Fremad, a Danish second- division team, has been purchased by Shola Akinlade, a Nigerian software engineer and co-founder of Paystack.

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