Football has become one of the most lucrative professions and this means that players are now among the highest paid people in the world. Gone are the days when parents would not allow their children to pursue a career in football. Several African stars are earning millions of CFA francs a week, billions a year, such as Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Cedric Bakambu, Thomas Partey, Mohamed Salah, Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mané.
There was a time when Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o, Ivorian Didier Drogba, Ghana’s Michael Essien and Asamoah Gyan were the highest paid African footballers, but a new generation has taken over. Arsenal and Gabon star Pierre Emerick Aubameyang is currently the highest paid footballer after his contract was extended until 2023 with Arsenal. He is now reportedly paid £350,000 a week (over 266.8 million FCFA).
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, who signed a staggering £50m (more than FCFA 38.1bn) deal with Liverpool two years ago, comes in at the bottom. The Pharaoh is reportedly earning around £200,000 a week, or more than FCFA 152 million, at the Reds. In contrast, Mo. Salah is the only African footballer in the Forbes list of the highest paid footballers for 2020, although his advertising revenue has been added. According to the American business magazine founded in 1917 by Bertie Charles Forbes, the Egyptian star earns £26 million (more than 19.8 billion FCFA) annually.
1st Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon/Arsenal) £370,000 per week (266 million FCFA)
2nd Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo/Beijing Guoan) £307,000 (234 million FCFA)
3rd Thomas Partey (Ghana/Arsenal) £230,000 (FCFA 175 million)
4th Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool) £200,000 (152 million FCFA)
5th Riyad Mahrez (Algeria/Man. City) £200,000 (152 million FCFA)
6th Odion Ighalo (Nigeria/Al-Shabab) £190,000 (144 million FCFA)
7th Sadio Mané (Senegal/Liverpool) £150,000 (114 million FCFA)
8th Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast/Arsenal) £140,000 (106 million FCFA)
9th Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast/Crystal Palace) £130,000 (99 million FCFA)
10th Naby Keïta « Deco » (Guinea/Liverpool) £120,000 (FCFA 91 million)
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