Nearly two-thirds of Kenyans surveyed said they placed a football bet in the past year.
By
Edna Mwenda
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
Kenya has emerged as Africa’s most active sports betting market, with 64 percent of respondents reporting they placed a football ante in the past 12 months.
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