{"id":442933,"date":"2017-12-02T02:11:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T02:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/andre-ayew-breaks-into-highest-paid-african-football-stars-in-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-12-02T02:11:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T02:11:10","slug":"andre-ayew-breaks-into-highest-paid-african-football-stars-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/02\/andre-ayew-breaks-into-highest-paid-african-football-stars-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Ayew breaks into highest paid African football stars in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday,  2 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Ghanasportsonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-02<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10317649.295.jpg\" alt=\"Andre Ayew12345\" title=\"Andre Ayew12345\" width=\"295\" height=\"192\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Andre Dede Ayew<\/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=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512180670_489_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Andre Ayew has nicked his way into the list of highest paid African footballers in the World. <\/p>\n<p>The West Ham United star was named among a list of 20 players described as the top earning African Footballers in the World.<\/p>\n<p>The list had already included Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan who is said to be paid $250,000 as his weekly wage.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the list saw Ivorian and Manchester City ace Yaya Toure, Gabon\u2019s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, reigning African Footballer of the year Riyadh Mahrez, Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Senegalese Sadio Mane.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria attacker Obefemi Martins, Winfred Zaha, Gervinho, Stephan Mbia, Demba, Mehdi Benatia, Yannick Bolasie, Victor Moses and Eric Bailly all made the cut.<\/p>\n<p>BELOW ARE THE LIST OF HIGHEST PAID AFRICAN FOOTBALL STARS IN THE WORLD IN 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>b&gt;9. Obafemi Martins<\/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><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWeekly 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&gt;<\/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><b>19. Nabi Kieta<\/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><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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