Mikel Obi, Kanu Nwankwo and Jay-jay Okocha named in Africa’s top 10 richest footballers...

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 after the jump.

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

Kanu Nwankwo, Mikel Obi and Austin Okocha are among the richest African football stars. Photo: Filed Kanu Nwankwo, Mikel Obi and Austin Okocha are among the richest African football stars. Photo: Filed The Nigerian trio of Austin Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo and Mikel Obi have been named in the list of highest earning African players of all time. The list is based on a study carried out by French medium, Footendirect who calculated earnings and worth of African players. According to the list, Cameroonian star, Samuel Eto’o is the richest African player with a cumulative earnings of $202M. Manchester City’s Yaya Toure is second with $170M while former Chelsea star, Didier Drogba is third with an estimated $155M. Okocha($150M) and Kanu($100M) are 4th and 5th respectively while Mikel Obi is placed at number 8 with an earnings of $50M. See the top 10 list below… Samuel Eto’o/Antalyaspor : $202 million Yaya Touré/Manchester City :$170 million Didier Drogba/Montreal : $155 million Jay-Jay Okocha : $150 million Nwankwo Kanu : $100 million Michaël Essien/Panathinaïkos : $70 million Emmanuel Adebayor/Libre : $57 million Obi Mikel/Chelsea : $50 million Kolo Touré/Liverpool :$ 43 million Sulley Muntari/Al-Ittihad : $40 million...

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