According to Footendirect, 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.
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 below:
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.
Credit:Vanguard
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