Former Arsenal and Ajax star Kanu Nwankwo, the great Jay Jay Okocha, who played for PSG and Bolton Wanderers before his retirement, John Mikel Obi, who plied his trade for Chelsea Fc, what about Victor Osihmen, who plays for Napoli and is wanted by top European clubs, Hakeem 'the dream' Olajuwon who is considered as the most successful African basketball player ever to play, are some out of the numerous big stars to grace the sporting biggest stage. The successes recorded by a few notable players have contributed to the growth of these popular sports betting in the region. Greater attention of the betting populace in the region will rather stick with sports like football, Tennis, basketball, etc, than go with some sports. The traffic generated by sports like Boxing, Golf, Judo, Athletics, Dambe Boxing, Baseball, Squash, American football, Handball, Track and field, Wrestling, Cycling, and Running is less compared to the sports listed above.

Here we take a look at the popular sports offered by 1xBet bookmaker, one of the best betting sites in the list below: In Nigeria, 2 out of every 7 persons engage in online gambling, and 90% of this category prefers to bet on certain types of sports.

Recent stats show that some sports receive more patronage from Nigerian bettors than the attention generated from others.

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