Clinton Odhiambo Odanga has loved football since childhood. He never imagined it would one day change his business.
The 30-year-old entrepreneur walked away from BetGr8’s World Cup Kick-Off Watch Party at Uhuru Park with a fully insured Spiro electric bike worth over KSh 160,000, after outlasting every other contestant in the Pepeta Challenge, a fan competition that required participants to keep a football in the air for as long as possible. Odanga recorded 27 seconds, the longest of the night.
“When my name was called, I was so excited. I didn’t expect it at all. I came just to enjoy the game and be part of the experience,” he said.
A life built around technology
Odanga lives in Kinoo-Uthiru and holds a degree in Technical and Applied Physics from the Technical University of Kenya. For the past five years, he has run Vortex Inc., a virtual reality experience business operating daily at Uhuru Park. At KSh 150 per session, he introduces visitors, many of them first-timers, to immersive digital worlds from noon until the park closes each evening.
“It’s exciting because I get to meet different people and show them something new every day,” he says.
The e-bike arrives at a useful moment. Odanga says it will cut the time he spends moving between locations and give his business a practical edge. “This bike will help me move around more efficiently and give my business a boost. I’m already learning how to ride it,” he said.
He has since downloaded the BetGr8 app and says he is taking a measured approach to the platform. “I’m taking time to understand how it works and how to bet responsibly,” he said.
Football Skills Win Nairobi Entrepreneur a KSh 160,000 Spiro E-Bike at BetGr8 World Cup Party
BetGr8 ran the Pepeta Challenge in partnership with Spiro as part of its broader World Cup campaign, built around fan participation and live football experiences. The Kenyan-owned gaming and sports entertainment platform has anchored its current offering around its Relax, Tax Tumesort campaign, which covers stake tax, withdrawal fees and mobile money transfer charges on behalf of players.
For Odanga, the evening delivered something beyond a prize. A physics graduate who built a VR business from scratch at a public park, he represents a generation finding livelihoods through technology, creativity and the occasional 27 seconds of focus.
