The number of Nigerian players playing for big European clubs keeps increasing and their checks also seem to be getting fact. here is a list of the 8 highest paid Nigerian players in the world.

http://ovoko.com.ng/highest-paid-nigerian-footballers-2016/

8. Odion Ighalo – £30,000 ($38,000) weekly

Odion Ighalo joined the list of Nigerian players who go home with a fat check. Since joining Watford FC in 2014, he has seen an upward surge in his salary. He currently earns about $38,000 on a weekly basis.

7. Alex Iwobi – £30,000 ($38,000) weekly

The young starlet and super Eagles player, Alex Iwobi goes home with $38,000 weekly in wages. We see his salary experiencing an upward surge in the coming seasons.

6. Emmanuel Emenike – £45,000 ($56,000)

Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike works very hard for his club and his reward is evident in his take home salary of $56, 000.

5. Victor Moses – £50,000 ($63,000) weekly

Victor Moses has improved in his form for Chelsea, so has his salary increased. He earns about $63,000 weekly making him the third highest earning Nigerian player in Europe.

4. Ahmed Musa – £60,000 ($75,000)

Ahmed Musa has made a big move to the premiership where the demand is very high. The higher the demand, the higher the salary. Musa currently earns almost $100, 000 every other week.

3. Mikel Obi – £75,000 ($94,000) weekly

Mikel Obi moves from second position to third, losing it to his fellow Nigerian, Kelechi. He remains one of the highest paid Nigerian players in the world with a weekly salary of $94,000 weekly.

2. Kelechi Iheanacho – £85,000 ($106,000) weekly

Kelechi Iheanacho is now the highest earning Nigerian footballer in England and Europe after signing a new contract with Manchester City which will see him pocket over $100,000 weekly in wages.

1. Obafemi Martins – £100,000 ($125,000) weekly

Obafemi martins’ move to Chinese super league side, Shanghai Shenhua saw his income double from what he was earning at the Seattle Sounders of the MLS. This makes him the highest earning Nigerian player.

Source: http://ovoko.com.ng/highest-paid-nigerian-footballers-2016/

If only I could earn just the $56000 in one year

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Obafemi Martins earns [size=17pt] 125000 US dollars = 39343750.0000 Nigerian nairas[/size] and someone somewhere was telling me football aint legal, official money ritual

Kelechi Iheanacho £85,000 weekly? ==(#₦35,000,000)

Chaiii.. WEEKLY?

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RGem:
If only I could earn just the $56000 in one year

seconded

You forgot to add Nigeria Politicians playing for Corruption FC ($9000,000,000 per seating).






No be me talk am ooooooooooooo

Martins Obagoal. THE REAL BABA NLA.

These niggas are damn rich

Congrats brothers

My own uncommon favour and greatness keenly loading...

I will make it in Jesus name

If only,if only

My own time is coming to make my own money.

OLUWA ANSWER MY CALL OOO

The future is bright for Iheanacho. I remember when Sterling started with £2000 at Liverpool academy that time.

This is why naija have more footballers

happy for them

chai....like broke niggas would say, vanity upon vanity ;Dchai....like broke niggas would say, vanity upon vanity

congrats ooooo


I'll rather go with Cr7 and Messi


Anyways



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Kelechi doesn't earn 85,000 (at least for the time being) it was a rumour... he still earns 15,000.

so many people have been quoting me, I'm his biggest fan oh, I'm just stating the recent development contrary to what was said before.

http://thenationonlineng.net/iheanacho-earns-15k-weekly-not-85000/

http://mobile.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Premier+League/Manchester+City/Forwards/Kelechi+Iheanacho

http://www.paxnigerian.com/iheanacho-earns-15k-weekly-not-85000-the-nation-newspaper-sports-nigeria/

Gud to know

good for them, who dem epp with their highest pay story.

Back then they regard anyone playing football as someone without a future.. Who school epp..

chai see money

Good income...I know alot of people here will be dreaming of how to use the money for MMM

This Ighalo funny o, so it's 30k you're collecting at Watford, and you turned 300,000k offer from China?


Seriously, that was kind of opportunity that come at once and he missed it.

Martins still dey play ball?

Ighalo way dey play rubbish 4 wartford

I know say I go get money pass this one..... E sure for me

Poor ighalo

Will they return to Nija...

Because Trump will find them.
@takingtheirmoney