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Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by aNAIJAFAN(op): 7:33pm On Dec 20, 2015
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 according to a study conducted & published by French publication, Footendirect. 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:

1. Samuel Eto'o/Antalyaspor : 202 millions de dollars

2. Yaya Touré/Manchester City : 170 millions de
dollars

3. Didier Drogba/Montreal : 155 millions de dollars

4. Jay-Jay Okocha : 150 millions de dollars

5. Nwankwo Kanu : 100 millions de dollars 6. Michaël
Essien/Panathinaïkos : 70 millions de
dollars

7. Emmanuel Adebayor/Libre : 57 millions de dollars

8. Obi Mikel/Chelsea : 50 millions de dollars

9. Kolo Touré/Liverpool : 43 millions de dollars

10. Sulley Muntari/Al-Ittihad : 40 millions de dollars



Source: http://www.naijafan.com/forum2_theme_111739309.xhtml?tema=51&Mikel-Obi-Kanu-Nwankwo-amp-Okocha-make-Africa-s-top-10-richest-footballers-of-all-time

Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Nobody: 7:51pm On Dec 20, 2015
Most of this footballers barely have a solid investment,all they do is club & party...So all that amount being said might not even be in their account.
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Helkayklassic(m): 7:52pm On Dec 20, 2015
One of the reason why Mikel is not ready to leave Chelsea reserve bench anytime soon. Congrats to him though. Eto'o had a very good football career.
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by eshietIntrepid(m): 7:52pm On Dec 20, 2015
That's okay. But they are not the richest.











Are they?
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by AustineE1: 7:53pm On Dec 20, 2015
Umu igbo jisi'nike!
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Udmaster(m): 7:53pm On Dec 20, 2015
Sai UMU IGBO. Well done.
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Demmocrats(m):
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 according to a study conducted & published by French publication, Footendirect. With a cumulative take-home of $50 million, John Mikel Obi is now the best paid among the current generation of Nigerian players.
Igbo boys be like "we are managing life"


Not knowing that Igbo boys have been making money from the beginning of time.


#NNa_Men_My_Container grin
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by bolliejay(m): 7:53pm On Dec 20, 2015
aNAIJAFAN:
See the full list:

1. Samuel Eto'o/Antalyaspor : 202 millions de dollars

2. Yaya Touré/Manchester City : 170 millions de
dollars

3. Didier Drogba/Montreal : 155 millions de dollars

4. Jay-Jay Okocha : 150 millions de dollars

5. Nwankwo Kanu : 100 millions de dollars 6. Michaël
Essien/Panathinaïkos : 70 millions de
dollars

7. Emmanuel Adebayor/Libre : 57 millions de dollars

8. Obi Mikel/Chelsea : 50 millions de dollars

9. Kolo Touré/Liverpool : 43 millions de dollars

10. Sulley Muntari/Al-Ittihad : 40 millions de dollars



Source: http://www.naijafan.com/forum2_theme_111739309.xhtml?tema=51&Mikel-Obi-Kanu-Nwankwo-amp-Okocha-make-Africa-s-top-10-richest-footballers-of-all-time
.

Where is Obafemi Martins and the Ghanian captain......Asamoh Gyan?
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by sayyid(m): 7:53pm On Dec 20, 2015
Imagine
Mikel na confirm bench warmer of all time oo
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by captainflash(m): 7:54pm On Dec 20, 2015
Niger, we're rocking!! even kanu were get long legs self nah advantage...congrat tho.. cool

Mikel, lol, bench warmer,i believe nah mikel prayer make them sacked mouriho grin
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by bobchigar(m): 7:54pm On Dec 20, 2015
Congratulations to them.
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Fabulous7(m): 7:55pm On Dec 20, 2015
naija been repping wella
Nurture ur dream it pays
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by bomasek(m): 7:55pm On Dec 20, 2015
What's Obafemi's net worth
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by drizslim(m): 7:55pm On Dec 20, 2015
Who Okocha And Mikel Don Help With Their Millions undecided

Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by laurel03(m): 7:55pm On Dec 20, 2015
Ibo repin 9ja since 1960
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by samsard(m): 7:56pm On Dec 20, 2015
Name checkers, over to you.
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by moscobabs(m): 7:56pm On Dec 20, 2015
as Old ils Drogba is ....Richer thank mikel?

Drogba is a native of Ileogbo os un state

.Adebayor is a native of osogbo on os un statue





proud osun !!!!
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by ednut1(m): 7:58pm On Dec 20, 2015
Crap, guess its a list of estimated earnings. Bros Kanu don broke owing over N900m .
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Sweetguy25: 8:02pm On Dec 20, 2015
I don't think Okocha is Richer than Mike. This list is inconclusive
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by ayatt(m): 8:04pm On Dec 20, 2015
Did I see kanu nkwankwo or my eye they see double ni

btw were is the likes of moses,iheanacho,esimhen and the rest..abi them neva reach that stage.......lol
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Sunnycliff(m): 8:05pm On Dec 20, 2015
Mikel keeps balling, whether on the bench or not! Many guys keep hating and the guy keeps doling out cold hard cash
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Nobody: 8:06pm On Dec 20, 2015
Igbo boys movement, God bless Igbo nation.
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by STILESGANG: 8:08pm On Dec 20, 2015
Naijafan,how did you calculate their respective networths for you to arrive at your conclusion?When did you become forbes?.This list is trash.Someone will just sit down in his room and start making figures up.
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Leon2036(m): 8:10pm On Dec 20, 2015
if there iz no gyan the list isnt complete cos gyan earns thrice mikel's salary
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by wink2015(m): 8:13pm On Dec 20, 2015
[size=18pt]How does this money translate to the Nigerian economy and creates jobs for the army of the unemployed in Nigeria?[/size]
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Iwonimi(m): 8:18pm On Dec 20, 2015
Adebayo is not osogbo. He's from ejigbo osun state [i][/i]
moscobabs:
as Old ils Drogba is ....Richer thank mikel?

Drogba is a native of Ileogbo os un state

.Adequate[right][/right] is a native of osogbo on os un statue





proud osun !!!!
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Young03(m): 8:21pm On Dec 20, 2015
I TOT I was late here

mikel making moni as a bench warmer, life sweet oo
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by bettercreature(m): 8:25pm On Dec 20, 2015
Foooolish rating mikel worth more than that
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Nobody: 8:27pm On Dec 20, 2015
global Igbo boys. Iheanacho, Nwakali's folllowing their foot steps.


Yes I am Igbo and I am Igbo
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by Nobody: 8:27pm On Dec 20, 2015
Ok
Re: Africa's Top 10 Richest Footballers Of All Time by martineverest(m): 8:31pm On Dec 20, 2015
laurel03:
Ibo repin 9ja since 1960
is okocha Ibo?
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