As part of a $100 million investment group, Mercury 13.
Eni Aluko, a former sports director for Aston Villa and Angel City turned sports broadcaster, has become the first black female football club owner in Italy.
Mercury 13 latest stake acquisition of Como’s Women makes Aluko the first black woman to own a football club in Italy.
Aluko whom after retirement, focused on sports broadcasting, says joining Mercury 13 has turned her dream of owing a club into reality. This not only allows her to make decisions but also inspires more black investors into the sports ownership world.
Eniola Aluko, the Nigerian-British football executive, football broadcaster and former professional player, played as a winger and striker in football clubs such as Juventus, Chelsea and Birmingham.
