Nigerian football fan Sobowale Oluwatobiloba Oluwafemi has emerged as the winner of an all-expenses-paid trip to Morocco to watch the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) live, following a nationwide raffle draw organised through Football Mania, a football trivia and gamification platform powered by VDL Technologies.
Oluwafemi, a resident of Sagamu, Ogun State, was selected during a live YouTube raffle draw that marked the climax of the Football Mania Morocco 2025 Experience Campaign, an AFCON-themed digital activation designed to reward Nigerian football fans for their active participation on the platform.
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In a statement, Sam Olayemi, Chief Business Officer at VDL Technologies, disclosed that three other subscribers, Akinwande Nathaniel Babafemi, Kayode Akintade and Adeyemi Adeniyi, also won ₦100,000 cash prizes each during the live draw.
Speaking on the vision behind the initiative, Olayemi explained that the platform was created to blend football passion with meaningful digital engagement.
“Our goal at VDL Technologies is to build products that connect with people and deliver measurable value to partners, and the Morocco 2025 Experience brought that vision to life. We celebrated our users, rewarded their loyalty, and demonstrated how far the Football Mania ecosystem has grown,” he said.
The live raffle draw, streamed on YouTube, featured real-time engagement with subscribers, a recap of the campaign journey and a transparent winner-selection process. The event was positioned as a major digital moment for Nigerian football fans, particularly MTN subscribers who participated throughout the campaign.
Reacting to his win, Sobowale Oluwatobiloba described the experience as surreal. “I’ve enjoyed Football Mania for more than a year, and it has always been exciting. Winning something this huge still feels unreal. Thank you to Markov Games AI for creating a platform that makes moments like this possible,” he said.
