Top 10 Highest paid African football players 2015
Top 10 Highest paid African football players 2015
- Name : Yaya Toure
Club : Manchester City
Country : Ivory Coast
Yearly Salary : $15 Million
Monthly Salary : €250,000
Toure the former Barca man is the most popular athletes from Ivory Coast after Didier Drogba. Currently playing from English Club Manchester City since 2010. So far played 221 games in four season and scored 67 matches. His Monthly salary is €250,000 and that’s make him the richest football player on Africa at 2015.
- Name : Samuel Eto’o
Club : Everton
Country : Cameroon
Yearly Salary : $8 Million
Monthly Salary : €170,000
Samuel Eto’o was played his career best 5 season at Barcelona from 2004 to 2009. In his Barca career have 129 goals in 201 matches in all competitions. This Cameroonian have also played for Inter Milan, Chelsea, and Real Madrid as well and in last played for English Club Everton. Currently his yearly salary is $8 million.
- Name : Emmanuel Adebayor
Club : Tottenham
Country : Togo
Yearly Salary : $8 Million
Monthly Salary : €120,000
Former Manchester City man is currently playing at Tottenham since 2012. His career best was at Arsenals 4 season. In their played 142 matches overall and scored 62 goals. Have also 14 matches for Real Madrid and in current team Tottenham’s played 106 games and scored 41 goals. This Togo sticker is the 3rd paid player from Africa with $8 million per year.
- Name : Asamoah Gyan
Club : Al Ain FC
Country : Ghana
Yearly Salary : $6.3Million
Monthly Salary : €60,000
Only player in the list who played out of European League. Since 2011-12 seasonAsamoah Gyan played from UAE premier league team Al Ain FC and so far scored 113 goals in 104 matches where in his career have played 304 match and scored 174 goals.
- Name : Mikel John Obi
Club : Chelsea
Country : Nigeria
Yearly Salary : $5.8 Million
Monthly Salary : €100,000
With $5.8 Million yearly salary and €100,000 monthly salaryNigerian, Chelsea man in the 5th on the list. This midfielder is playing from Chelsea since 2006 and so far played 224 league matches with overall 333matches in Chelsea and scored just 5 and their only one in League.
- Name : Alex Song
Club : West Hum
Country : Cameroon
Yearly Salary : $5 Million
Monthly Salary : €50,000
Barcelona midfielder Alex Song have €50,000 monthly salary and $5 Million yearly salary, which placed him 6th on the list. Currently played at West Ham at lone. In Arsenal he have played 227 matches and scored 10 goals and in Barca have 1 goals in 65 matches.
- Name : Christopher Samba
Club : Dynamo Moscow
Country : Congo
Yearly Salary : $5 Million
Monthly Salary : €45,000
Russian Clun Dynamo Moscow paid $5 Million to Congo defender. He have played at Dynamo Moscow since 2013. He have 6 goals in 34 matches at Russian Premier League.
- Name : Mehdi Benatia
Club : Bayern Munich
Country : Morocco
Yearly Salary : $4 Million
Monthly Salary : €40,000
Former Roma men currently playing for Bayern Munich since 2014. He is payed $4 Million per year and €40,000 per month. Played so far 24 matches and scored 2 goals for Bayern Munich
- Name : Didier Drogba
Club : Chelsea
Country : Ivory Coast
Yearly Salary : $4 Million
Monthly Salary : €50,000
The great Ivorian Didier Drogba is currently payed €50,000 by Chelsea have $4 Million per year. He is all time record goals scorer for Ivory Coast national team. So far played 379 matches from Chelsea and scored so far 164 there.
- Name : Steven Pienaar
Club : Everton
Country : South Africa
Yearly Salary : €3.8 Million
Monthly Salary : €40,000
The only South African in the list is Steven Pienaar, currently played for Everton and he is payed €3.8 Million per year and€40,000 per month
