Africa's Richest Football Players. See Who Earns The Most Money

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They play in the most prestigious clubs in the world, and according to the French magazineJeune Afrique, they are now the highest earners in African football. The following earnings do not take into account money earned from endorsements nor the ventures they are involved in.

1. Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Manchester City: 13 million euros per year

2. Medhi Benatia (Morocco), Bayern Munich: 8 million euros per year

3. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Tottenham: 6.5 million euros per year

4. Michael Essien (Ghana), AC Milan: 5.8 million euros per year

5. Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire), Chelsea: 5.2 million euros per year

6. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Sampdoria: 4.9 million euros per year

7. Kolo Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Liverpool FC: 4.9 million euros per year

8. John Mikel Obi (Nigeria), Chelsea: 4.4 million euros per year

9. Salomon Kalou (Côte d’Ivoire), Hertha Berlin: 3.1 million euros per year

10. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Borussia Dortmund: 3 million euros per year

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