Over the last years Africa has produced
some world-class players and can be rightly
considered as the football continent of the
future. We would like to present you a list
of the richest football players from Nigeria.
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Yakubu Aiyegbeni was born 22 November
1982 in Benin City. His nickname is “The
Yak”. He is a Nigerian footballer who plays
as a striker for Al Rayyan (Qatar) and the
Nigerian national football team.
He has a mansion in London, a duplex in
Lagos, several buildings in Benin city, He is
also the owner of a hotel in Auchi, Edo
State. He owns a petrol station in Benin city,
which is run by his brother Momo. Yak is a
big fan of cars, his collection in Nigeria
includes Range Rover and BMW. His 2012
salary was not less than 1.86 million EUR.
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins
Obafemi Martins was born on 28 October
1984. He left Nigeria when he was 16.
Obafemi played for several clubs around
Europe. He began his senior career in Italia.
He played in Inter-Milan of Italy, Newcastle
united of England , Birmingham City of
England, Vfl Wolfsborg of Germany , Rubin
Kazan of Russia. Currently he is a forward
for Seattle Sounders FC and the Nigeria
national team.
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His annual salary is $1,6 million. It is a
highest salary for Seattle Sounders FC. He
owns two luxury houses near Lagos, elite
mansion in Como, Italy. He also owns
several hotels in Italy. As for his cars – he
likes to drive Lamborghini (N50 million),
Porsche Gemballa (N20 million), BMWX6
(N18 million) and a Ferrari sport car.
Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu or just Kanu is a legendary
player, who is retired now. He was a
member of the Nigerian national team for 16
years from 1994 until 2010. Kanu has won a
UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup
medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals and
two African Player of the Year. He is also
one of few players to have won the Premier
League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA
Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. He is also
a UNICEF ambassador.
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He is an owner of top-level hotels and a
night club in Victoria Island.He also invests
in bottle water company and has own charity
organization called Kanu Heart Foundation.
Jay-Jay Okocha
Another brilliant player of the past in our list.
Jay-Jay was regarded as the Best Nigerian
Player of his Generation. More than 20 years
of his career he played in top teams of
Germany, Qatar, Turkey and England. In
March 2004, he was named among the top
125 living footballers by Pelé. He has gone
into business after retirement. His biggest
project was a Club 10, but he sold it in 2013.
He is known for his desire to help the youth.
He often grants some big scholarships for
students.
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Mikel Obi
John Mikel Obi
Mikel is known not only for his Russian
girlfriend, but for his successful career as
well. He plays as a midfielder for English
club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team.
He was formerly was in Norwegian club
FC Lyn Oslo.
He earns approximately N20 million per
week. It is a sum without bonuses and
income from UEFA Champions League. 27-
year-old star owns several mansions in UK
(London), Lagos and Jos. He has some
shares in top companies and even owns a
personal record label. He likes to drive
Mercedes G Wagon, Black Mercedes G 500,
a Range Rover Sport and a N30 million
Bentley Continental.
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