Sports News of Friday, 1 December 2017
Source: GHANAsoccernet.com
2017-12-01
Yaya Toure earns $330,000 a week
We’re telling you now, this list of the highest paid African footballers will throw you a few curveballs. So it may be wise to start expecting the unexpected.
It does, however, feature every nominee for Africa’s Footballer of the Year. So there’s no screaming injustices just yet. We also look at one player who is set to be a huge earner, and another who’s completed a spectacular fall from grace.
We’ve condensed our list into a handy top 20. Liverpool fans will be pleased to know they have a monopoly on well-paid African talent, claiming four players on the countdown. In total, 13 of the 20 stars mentioned ply their trade in the EPL.
Highest paid African footballers and earnings 2017
1. Yaya Toure
Weekly wage: $330,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Manchester City
Position: Central Midfielder
2 . Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
Weekly wage: $227,000
Country: Gabon
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Position: Striker
3. Gervinho
Weekly wage: $221,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Hebei China Fortune
Position: Striker
4. Mohammed Salah
Weekly wages: $160,000
Country: Egypt
Club: Liverpool
Position: Winger
5. Wilfried Zaha
Weekly wages: $147,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Crystal Palace
Position: Winger
6. Stephane Mbia
Weekly wage: $144,000
Country: Cameroon
Club: Hebei China Fortune
Position: Defensive Midfield
7. Demba Ba
Weekly wages: $139,000 / $1.9 million
Country: Senegal
Club: Shanghai Shenhua
Position: Striker
8. Riyadh Mahrez
Weekly wages: $134,000
Country: Algeria
Club: Leicester City
Position: Winger
s9. Obafemi Martin
Weekly wages: $133,000
Country: Nigeria
Club: Shanghai Shenhua
Position: Striker
10. Sadio Mane
Weekly wages: $120,000
Country: Senegal
Club: Liverpool
Position: Striker
11. Serge Aurier
Weekly wages: $116,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Position: Right-back
12=. Mehdi Benatia
Weekly wages: $107,000
Country: Morocco
Club: Juventus
Position: Centre-back
12=. Andre Ayew
Weekly wages: $107,000
Country: Ghana
Club: West Ham United
Position: Striker
12=. Yannick Bolasie
Weekly wages: $107,000
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Club: Everton
Position: Winger
15=. Victor Moses
Weekly wages: $100,000
Country: Nigeria
Club: Chelsea
Position: Left-back, right-back, winger
15=. Eric Bailly
Weekly wages: $100,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Manchester United
Position: Centre-back
17. Joel Matip
Weekly wages: $93,000
Country: Cameroon
Club: Liverpool
Position: Centre-back
18. Ahmed Musa
Weekly wages: $80,000
Country: Nigeria
Club: Leicester City
Position: Striker
Honorouble mention:
19. Naby Keita
RB Leipzig’s commanding defensive midfielder was snapped-up by Liverpool in the last transfer window, but the African Footballer of the Year nominee won’t actually join the reds until next season.
When the Guinean does make his way to Anfield, he’ll be earning between $133,000 – $266,000 a week. Wow.
Dishonourable mention:
20. Asamoah Gyan
Less than 12 months ago, he was raking in $301,000 a week – more than R4 million. He would have been second in the list of highest paid African footballers. Now, Gyan has always been a money-chaser, but 2017 was the year that he could no longer justify his gargantuan wages.
A public falling out with his former club Shanghai Shenhua saw him farmed out on loan to Dubai’s Al-Ahli, and then sent packing to Turkish mid-table dwellers Kayserispor. He now makes a yearly salary of $669,000, at $12,000-a-week. And this is what Asamoah is calling a tough time, eh?
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