Okocha, Kanu & Mikel Make List Of Top Ten Richest African Players

Retired Nigeria internationals Austin Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu as well as Chelsea star John Obi Mikel are among the ten richest African footballers.

French publication Footendirect has claimed that former Bolton Wanderers skipper Okocha has a personal fortune of $150 million and is the fourth richest player from the dark continent.

Fifth on the list is ex Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu, who has a net worth of approximately $100 million, while Obi Mikel is reportedly worth $50 million and occupied eighth place behind Togo international of Nigerian descent, Emmanuel Adebayor.

Africa’s richest player is Antalyaspor striker Samuel Eto’o followed by Ivorians Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba.

Top Ten Richest African Footballers
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
 Mickaël 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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