Gone are the days when African footballers were not recognized, under-appreciated and noteless.

Today, the players of African descent have been mainstay dominating and influencing the tides of football powers in their different Leagues.

With the sporadic rise of the African footballers in recent years, the weekly wages of African footballers has also been on a rise.

The numbers have hit surreal heights and the trend does not seem to be slowing down but who earns the most money?

Using figures collected by Spotrac, L'equipe and a variety of official sources to boost our accuracy, Sportcruz answers this question by checking out the top 10 highest-paid African footballers in 2022.

Top 10 highest-paid African footballers in 2022.

1. Sadio Mane �� (£250,000 per week
A significant increase in club wages has brought the Senegal international to the top of the highest paid African footballers in 2022.

After six years at Anfield under the tutelage of Jurgen Klopp, Sadio Mane is set to join German Champions Bayern Munich on a three-year deal after Liverpool accepted a bid worth up to £35.1m for the Senegal international.

According to the Mirror, he will earn £250,000-per-week at the club. That is a huge pay-rise for Mane, who was earning ‘just’ £100,000-per-week at Liverpool.

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mane grew from 100k a week slave contract to 250k a week is a big lesson for us to always consider moving to were we are more appreciated..