3 Nigerians Make List Of Africa’s Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time

According to a study conducted & published by French publication, Footendirect, Nigeria’s Mikel Obi alongside retired players Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo are among the top 10 highest earning African players of all time.

With a cumulative take-home of $50 million, John Mikel Obi is now the best paid among the current generation of Nigerian players.

According to Footendirect, Mikel who earns about £75,000 per week at Chelsea has a total earnings estimate of $50m while Kanu Nwankwo and Jay Jay Okocha who have since retired made $100m and $150m respectively from their career.

See the full list below:

1. Samuel Eto’o/Antalyaspor : $202 millions

2. Yaya Touré/Manchester City : $170 millions

3. Didier Drogba/Montreal : $155 millions

4. Jay-Jay Okocha : $150 millions

5. Nwankwo Kanu : $100 millions

6. Michaël Essien/Panathinaïkos : $70 millions

7. Emmanuel Adebayor/Libre : $57 millions

8. Obi Mikel/Chelsea : $50 millions

9. Kolo Touré/Liverpool : $43 millions

10. Sulley Muntari/Al-Ittihad : $40 millions

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