Abu Fomba’s dream of owning a home has become a reality after the Kenema resident won Mercury International Sierra Leone Limited’s nationwide “Win Your Dream House” promotion.
Fomba was presented with the keys to a fully furnished two-bedroom bungalow during a ceremony on Monday at TAF Salone Micro City Estate in John Obey, Freetown, bringing to a close a four-month customer promotion organised by the sports betting company.
The promotion ran from April 1 to July 20, with the final raffle draw held on July 21 and 22, shortly after the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mercury International Managing Director Martin Edmond Michael said the initiative was designed to reward customer loyalty with a prize capable of changing the winner’s life.
The company said the self-contained bungalow is valued at about US$80,000 (approximately NLe2.4 million).
“This is the biggest raffle promotion in the history of sports betting in Sierra Leone,” Michael said. “Today we are presenting a house – a life-changing asset that will benefit the winner and his family for many years.”
Michael thanked the company’s staff, retail agents and customers for supporting the promotion and announced plans to launch two additional customer reward campaigns before the end of the year.
Receiving the keys, Fomba said he initially found it difficult to believe he had won.
“When Mercury called to tell me that I had won the house, I thought it wasn’t real,” he said. “Even while travelling from Kenema to Freetown, I still couldn’t believe it. It is only now, after receiving the keys, that I truly believe this house belongs to me.”
He thanked Mercury International for delivering on its promise and said he hoped his experience would encourage others to take part in future promotions.
The presentation marked the end of one of the company’s largest customer reward campaigns, with Fomba leaving the ceremony as the owner of a new home.
