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African players in the diaspora have really done well for themselves both financially and on the pitch but compared to the players who play in Africa, the African leagues don’t have as many funds pumped into it compared to European countries. As of 2019, here is a list of the richest African footballers in the diaspora;

10. Sadio Mane: He is the current captain of the Senegalese National team. The Liverpool forward is currently worth $20 million.In addtion, he recently signed a 150,000-pound deal at Liverpool till 2023. His quiet persona and spectacular performance attract lots of love to him and awards.Sadio Mane was selected among the FIFA Africa Best XI in 2018 and previously won the Liverpool player of the season award in the 2017 Premier League season.

9. Asamoah Gyan: Asamoah Gyan, the Captain of the Ghanaian National team is worth $23million and owns a house worth up to $3million plus a Rolls Royce worth $400,000. He lately obtained a license to operate a private airline in Ghana. The Ghanaian is nicknamed ‘baby jet’. Asamoah Gyan is presently the richest footballer in Ghana who has several thriving business ventures to his name.

8. Vincent Enyeama: The ex-Nigerian goal keeper is currently worth $28million. He currently plays for OSC Lille, and also the oldest Nigerian player still in the game, has had a total of 101 appearances in 13years for the Nigerian National team which is higher than any other Nigerian player.

7. Mohammed Salah: The king of Egypt and the African Lionel Messi currently sits on the 7th spot with a net worth of $30 million. His excellent performance in the Premier League and the Champions League for Liverpool has put him among the top players in the World.Mohammed Salah has won the African player of the Year award twice, in 2017 and 2018 .He is currently on a 5 year-contract at Liverpool


6. Michael Essien Kojo: The ex-Ghanaian midfielder according to Forbes is worth $35million as of early 2019. He signed for Chelsea in 2005 for a record fee for an African player of 24.4million pounds.
Essien has played for teams like Real Madrid, Bastia, AC Milan although his fame began in Chelsea


5. Emmanuel Adebayor: This man is known for his luxurious lifestyle and is presently worth $57million as of 2019. Adebayor has played for Manchester City, Tottenham, Real Madrid, Arsenal. Is fortune was gotten from the huge contracts he had from these clubs.

He is a great philanthropist who has foundations that help the needy in Togo and other African countries. Adebayor won the African Footballer of the Year Award in 2008. After Ronaldo left England, he bought the Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mansion for 5.5 pounds when he moved to Manchester City. Most of his cars have the number 4 customized on the plates. In 2018, he reportedly gave out his old cars.

4. John Obi Mikel: The Nigerian midfielder with the Champion’s league and African Nations Cup title to his name. He has multiple endorsements ranging from Amstel Malta to Peak.he was said to have the highest ever endorsement contract for a Nigerian

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Mikel got his fame from Chelsea but presently plays for Tianjin TEDA where he earns 140,000 pounds weekly, generally giving him a combined net worth of $60million. He is the present richest Nigerian footballer

3. Yaya Toure: He has had a great career. The midfield general is currently worth $70million according to celebrity net worth.
He helped Ivory Coast win the Nation Cup in 2015. Yaya has sponsorship deals with puma and Nissan. The Ivorian is also a great philanthropist, who is also a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment programme. He supported UNICEF in the soccer aid charity match and he owns the Yaya Toure Young Leaders programme that helps to promote Education, gender equality and HIV prevention
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Yaya has 3 Premier League titles to his name, 4 African Player of the year awards and Manchester city player of the year. The man has played for Arsenal, Monaco, Barcelona and Manchester City. His best years were in Manchester city. He currently plays for Olympiakos

2. Didier Drogba: Double D is the second richest African footballer worth $94million according to alux.com.
He scored 157 goals in his 8 year stay at Chelsea and won 12 titles including the Champions league title at Munich in 2012. The Chelsea Forward was a two-time African Player of the Year.
He had endorsement deals with Konami, Samsung, Pepsi, Adidas, Nike and recently got a standard chartered deal

1. Samuel Eto’o: The richest African Footballer, Samuel Eto’o is currently worth over $100millon and has $3million in endorsements including sponsorships from Ford and Puma.

The Cameroonian is a world-famous investor, Philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has played in Everton, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea

Fans have described him as a legend in the game of football, the most decorated African footballer, the greatest and most skillful African Footballer. Samuel Eto’o certainly is a man of great accolades.

He has won the African player of the year for a record 4 times and was the 3rd FIFA World best player of the year in 2005. No African has gotten that far. He was listed as the African Cup of Nations all-time player of the year. His many individual awards played a key part in his endorsement deals. Eto’o recently bought a mansion in Italy worth 18.5million which has 40 rooms. His car collection includes a Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini, Hummer Jeep and a Porsche. He is listed among the top 10 richest footballers on the planet

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