{"id":442676,"date":"2017-12-01T12:24:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T12:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/01\/highest-paid-african-footballers-and-their-earnings\/"},"modified":"2017-12-01T12:24:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T12:24:03","slug":"highest-paid-african-footballers-and-their-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/01\/highest-paid-african-footballers-and-their-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Highest paid African footballers and their earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday,  1 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-01<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/50032531.295.jpg\" alt=\"Yaya Toure 41\" title=\"Yaya Toure 41\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Yaya Toure earns $330,000 a week<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813921649\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813921649\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512131043_565_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">We\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n<p>It does, however, feature every nominee for Africa&#8217;s Footballer of the Year. So there\u2019s no screaming injustices just yet. We also look at one player who is set to be a huge earner, and another who\u2019s completed a spectacular fall from grace.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n<p>Highest paid African footballers and earnings 2017<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Yaya Toure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wage: $330,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Ivory Coast<\/p>\n<p>Club: Manchester City<\/p>\n<p>Position: Central Midfielder<\/p>\n<p><b>2 . Pierre Emerick Aubameyang<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wage: $227,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Gabon<\/p>\n<p>Club: Borussia Dortmund<\/p>\n<p>Position: Striker<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Gervinho<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wage: $221,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Ivory Coast<\/p>\n<p>Club: Hebei China Fortune<\/p>\n<p>Position: Striker<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Mohammed Salah<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $160,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Egypt<\/p>\n<p>Club: Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Position: Winger<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Wilfried Zaha<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $147,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Ivory Coast<\/p>\n<p>Club: Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p>Position: Winger<\/p>\n<p><b>6. Stephane Mbia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wage: $144,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Cameroon<\/p>\n<p>Club: Hebei China Fortune<\/p>\n<p>Position: Defensive Midfield<\/p>\n<p><b>7. Demba Ba<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $139,000 \/ $1.9 million<\/p>\n<p>Country: Senegal<\/p>\n<p>Club: Shanghai Shenhua<\/p>\n<p>Position: Striker<\/p>\n<p><b>8. Riyadh Mahrez<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $134,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Algeria<\/p>\n<p>Club: Leicester City<\/p>\n<p>Position: Winger<\/p>\n<p>s<b>9. Obafemi Martin<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $133,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Club: Shanghai Shenhua<\/p>\n<p>Position: Striker<\/p>\n<p><b>10. Sadio Mane<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $120,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Senegal<\/p>\n<p>Club: Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Position: Striker<\/p>\n<p><b>11. Serge Aurier<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $116,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Ivory Coast<\/p>\n<p>Club: Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n<p>Position: Right-back<\/p>\n<p><b>12=. Mehdi Benatia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $107,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Morocco<\/p>\n<p>Club: Juventus<\/p>\n<p>Position: Centre-back<\/p>\n<p><b>12=. Andre Ayew<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $107,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Club: West Ham United<\/p>\n<p>Position: Striker<\/p>\n<p><b>12=. Yannick Bolasie<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $107,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Democratic Republic of Congo<\/p>\n<p>Club: Everton<\/p>\n<p>Position: Winger<\/p>\n<p><b>15=. Victor Moses<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $100,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Club: Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>Position: Left-back, right-back, winger<\/p>\n<p><b>15=. Eric Bailly<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $100,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Ivory Coast<\/p>\n<p>Club: Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Position: Centre-back<\/p>\n<p><b>17. Joel Matip<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $93,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Cameroon<\/p>\n<p>Club: Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Position: Centre-back<\/p>\n<p><b>18. Ahmed Musa<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Weekly wages: $80,000<\/p>\n<p>Country: Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Club: Leicester City<\/p>\n<p>Position: Striker<\/p>\n<p>Honorouble mention:<\/p>\n<p><b>19. Naby Keita<\/b><\/p>\n<p>RB Leipzig\u2019s commanding defensive midfielder was snapped-up by Liverpool in the last transfer window, but the African Footballer of the Year nominee won\u2019t actually join the reds until next season.<\/p>\n<p>When the Guinean does make his way to Anfield, he\u2019ll be earning between $133,000 \u2013 $266,000 a week. Wow.<\/p>\n<p>Dishonourable mention:<\/p>\n<p><b>20. Asamoah Gyan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Less than 12 months ago, he was raking in $301,000 a week \u2013 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.<\/p>\n<p>A public falling out with his former club Shanghai Shenhua saw him farmed out on loan to Dubai\u2019s 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. 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