Sports Betting West Africa+ Summit announces shortlist for Eventus Awards

The Sports Betting West Africa+ Summit has revealed the shortlist for the upcoming SBWA+ Summit Eventus Awards, which is due to take place on August 28, 2025, and August 29, 2025, when the winners will be revealed.

On August 29, which is Day 3 of the SBWA+ Summit, Eventus International will reveal the winner of the Outstanding Speaker Award, with all the other winners revealed on August 28.

There are a total of 12 categories that shortlisted companies compete in, and they have to do with supplier and operator excellence, as well as innovation, virtual sports, and more. The full shortlist is as follows:

Supplier of the Year Award

• BetConstruct
• Endorphina
• Kiron Interactive
• SOFTSWISS
• Skilrock Technologies

Operator of the Year Award

• 22BET
• Betwinner
• BetKing
• Bet9ja
• SureBet247

Innovation of the Year Award

• Blask
• ComplyGuard
• PopOK Gaming
• Sumsub
• QTech Games

Leader in Virtual Sports Award

• Atlaslive
• Golden Race
• Inspired
• Kiron Interactive
• Leap-Gaming

Leader in Online Casino Award

• BETCORE
• DSTGAMING
• GR8 Tech
• SA Gaming
• SOFTSWISS

Leader in Responsible Gambling Award

• 22BET
• BetKing
• Betwinner
• ComplyGuard
• SureBet247

Leader in Sports Betting Award

• BetConstruct
• BETCORE
• BETER
• Gamingtec
• Genius Sports

Outstanding Industry Influencer Award

• Adewunmi Adeniji, Regional Head, Globacom Limited
• Emily Asava, Sales Manager – Africa, SA Gaming
• Kelvin Wilson, R&D Technical Founder, Oddsense
• Dr. Kolade Abisoye, Founder & CEO, iGaming WriteNow
• Olalekan Kolade, Chief Operating Officer, Soloti Gaming Limited (FrapapaBet)

Outstanding Consultant Award

• Adeleye Awakan, AA Advisory
• Edward Oluigbo, Predict International Ltd
• Gabriel Akpabio, GambleAware NG
• Kelvin Wilson, Oddsense
• Michael Kodwo Nkruma, SMARTX Consultancy

Innovation Queen of West Africa

• Bridget Emmanuel, SureBet247
• Dolapo Esho, PulseBet Nigeria
• Gifty-Rita Amoah, Dep. Director, Legal, Gaming Commission of Ghana
• Nengi Akinola, Kingmakers (BetKing)
• Nkechi Obi, Sport Nigeria LTD/GTE

West Africa’s Rising Star in Leadership

• Debbie Larry-Izamoje, Brila Media Group
• Irina Naumova, Regional Director, SoftConstruct
• Abena Osafo-Mensah, Dep. Director, Administration, Gaming Commission of Ghana
• Titilayo Ogunleye, KingMakers
• Uzoaku Osele, BetKing

The event itself will take place in Accra, Ghana, and reunite some of the world’s and regional iGaming industry elite.

Image credit: Eventus International