Monday, January 21, 2013
Ivorian midfielder Yaya Touré leads the pack as highest paid at AFCON
Manchester City player Yaya Toure is the highest paid athlete
at the 2013 African Cup of Nations, the 29-year-old midfielder made the top spot as list only covers players participating in the tournament, in
actual fact, Captain of Cameroon’s national team Samuel Eto’o who currently
plays as striker for Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala is the highest paid player
in Africa, he is also the 10th highest paid football player in the
world. Eto’o bags an astounding $27 million per season in addition to endorsement
deals from puma and ford; he however did not make the list due to Cameroon’s
failure to qualify for this year’s Nations Cup.
City Press released the top list of earners in the 2013 AFCON,
the list was derived from research on surveys carried out by reputable
financial services sources during the 2011/12 season.The figures refer only to
gross annual salaries and do not include other perks such as bonuses,
allowances and off-field endorsement deals.
No.7
Nigerian international John Mikel Obi makes the list at
number 7, the Chelsea FC star makes $110 000 a week, and his annual salary of $
6.5 million a year makes him the highest-paid footballer in Nigeria.
No.6
Ivorian defender and Manchester City player Kolo Toure
pockets an estimated $8.5 million a year from Man City.
No.5
Ghanaian
skipper Asamoah Gyan who currently plays for Al Ain in United Arab Emirates on loan after he left English Premier League side Sunderland in September 2011 for $9.5 million earns a whopping $12 million a year.
No.4
Togolese captain Emmanuel Adebayor
who is currently on loan at Tottenham Hotspur FC from Manchester City pulls a
weekly salary of $220 000. The 28-year-old striker sits at number 4 with an
estimated $15 million in annual salary.
No.3
Malian captain Seydou Keita who plays for Dalian Aerbin FC in the Chinese Super
League is the third highest player in AFCON with an annual salary of $16
million.Forbes.com
No.2
Elephants captain Didier Drogba who moved from Chelsea
to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua after making a name for himself
at Stamford Bridge currently earns $314 000 a week, the Ivorian legend earns an
estimated $18 million a year.
No.1
Current African Footballer of the year Yaya Toure tops the list of earners in the Nations Cup with an estimated $22 million in
annual salary. Forbes listed Touré as the highest paid African player in the
English Premier league with a weekly wage of $320 000. Yaya makes the list of top earners in the Nations Cup along 2 other of his fellow compatriots (Drogba, and Kolo).
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