Nigerian billionaire set to take over Sheffield United

Wednesday 15th February 2023 05:03 EST
 

Nigerian tech entrepreneur, Dozy Mmobuosi, is close to acquiring Sheffield United, an English Club for around £90 million amid a transfer embargo by the club.
Reports say Mmobuosi is allegedly in the final stages of finalising the deal. He is said to be waiting to pass EFL’s owners and directors’ test but beyond that, he is good to go. He is a Nigerian entrepreneur with a projected net worth of $7 billion.
He is the owner of Tingo Mobile PLC and Tingo International Holdings, which accounts largely for his net worth. He also runs the Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation with a mission to promote the progress of Africa and create an environment where Africans can thrive.
Tingo Mobile’s digital agri-marketplace platform, Nwassa, provides farmers in Nigeria and beyond with weather forecasts, in addition to information on markets and digital payment options via Tingo Pay. His first tech venture was ‘Flashmecash,’ Nigeria’s first SMS banking solution. He later sold it for a good profit.
Aside being a tech entrepreneur, Mmobuosi is also a football investor. He has “funded scouting schemes, training programmes and talent management for Porsche United and Nassarawa United, two formidable grassroots clubs in Nigeria,” according to GQ.co.za.
He is also set to become the new owner of the British football side Sheffield United for a reported fee of around $108 million. The owner of the Championship club, according to reports, is in talks with the Nigerian billionaire after American businessman Henry Mauriss failed in a bid to take over the Yorkshire club.


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