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Forbes list of the top 10 richest footballers in Africa in 2023.
Most talented African soccer players are not only recognized as the best footballers in Africa but the world. For example, Sadio Mane is now the highest-paid footballer from Africa after his move to Bayern Munich. Today, we shall list the top 10 richest footballers in Africa for the year 2023 according to Forbes magazine.
Who is the best football player in Africa 2023?
Currently, Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane, and Riyad Mahrez are the best players in Africa in 2022/2023. Likewise, both Mohamed Salah Hamed and Naby Keita were nominated as the best male players in Africa in 2022.
Who is the richest African footballer in 2023?
With a net worth of $97 million, Samuel Eto’o tops the list of the richest African footballers in 2023 today. Besides, Eto’o is a four-time winner of the African Player of the Year Award (2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010).
Apart from Samuel Eto’o, we also have other prosperous soccer players from the African continent. For example, Drogba, Mikel John Obi, and Christopher Katongo, just to name a few. Ndidi Wilfred boasts of being the richest ex-footballer in Nigeria.
In outline, we will list the top 10 richest footballers in Africa. Then, we will state their current net worth as of 2023.
Top 10 richest footballers in Africa 2023
- Samuel Eto’o. Net Worth 2023 – $95 million. Samuel Eto’o is the most successful and richest footballer from Africa right now.
- Didier Yves Drogba. Drogba is the second richest footballer in Africa in 2023 with a net worth of $91 million.
- Mohammed Salah Hamed, Net Worth 2023 – $90 million.
- Yaya Toure. Net Worth 2023 – $70 million.
- John Obi Mikel. Net Worth 2023 – $66 million.
- Seydou Keita. Net Worth 2023 – $51 million.
- Emmanuel Adebayor. Net Worth 2023 – $46 million.
- Michael Essien. Net Worth 2023 – $35 million.
- Sadio Mane. Net Worth 2023 – $30 million. And lastly on the list of the top 10 richest African footballers in 2023,
- Asamoah Gyan. Net Worth 2023 – $25 million.
Conclusion
We also have other richest footballers in Africa who missed our 2023 top 10 list above. For example, Sulley Ali Muntari, Christopher Samba, and Riyad Mahrez tie with a net worth of $21 million in 2023.
Finally, if you missed out on the previous post, here are the 10 wealthiest soccer players in the world in 2023.
