Past few years Africa football talent totally take over the big football leagues in the world. Footballers with excellent skills become the highlight of European and Other leagues in the world. Now almost each football club has some African raw talent. Here you will see the names of the players who made big money from their teams.
| Footballer | Weekly Salary | Annual Salary | Club |
| Yaya Toure | £240,000 | £9.88 Million | Manchester City |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £180,000 | £6.6 Million | Borussia Dortmund |
| Mohamed Salah | £120,000 | £5.7 Million | Liverpool |
| Wilfried Zaha | £110,000 | £5.7 Million | Crystal Palace |
| Riyad Mahrez | £100,000 | £5.2 Million | Leicester City |
| Asamoah Gyan | £100,000 | £5.5 Million | Kayserispor |
| Sadio Mane |
£100,000 | £5.2 Million | Liverpool |
| Wilfried Bony | £80,000 | £5 Million | Manchester City |
| Islam Slimani | £75,000 | £4.16 Million | Leicester City |
| Mehdi Benatia | £80,000 | £5.5 Million | Juventus |
| Andre Ayew | £60,000 | £4.1 Million | West Ham |
| Yannick Bolasie | £56,000 | £3.9 Million | Everton |
| Victor Moses | £55,000 | £3.5 Million | Chelsea |
| Andre Ayew | £60,000 | £4.1 Million | West Ham |
| Yannick Bolasie | £56,000 | £3.9 Million | Everton |
| Serey Dié | £50,000 | £2.5 Million | FC Basel |
| Eric Bailly | £80,000 | £4.1 Million | Manchester United |
| Vincent Aboubakar | £60,000 | £2.5 Million | FC Porto |
| Serge Aurier | £100,000 | £6.5 Million | PSG |
| Joël Matip | £100,000 | £5.2 Million | Liverpool |
| Victor Wanyama | £60,000 | £2.5 Million | Tottenham |
| Alex Iwobi | £50,000 | £1.5 Million | Arsenal |
| Gervinho | £100,000 | £4 Million | Hebei China Fortune |
| Didier Drogba | £50,000 | £1 Million | Phoenix Rising FC |
| Samuel Eto’o | £60,000 | £2.95 Million | Antalyaspor |
The list is lead by Yaya Toure with highest weekly wage for Manchester City. Borussia Dortmund player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is second most earning footballer, he is national player for (Gabon). According to football sources he is getting paid annual salary upto £6.6 Million from the club.
The 5 Best Paid African Footballers in the World:
Yaya Toure : Weekly Wage (£240,000) : Manchester City:
Yaya Toure made his international debut in 2004 for Ivory Coast. In 2001, he joined his first club football team (Beveren) where he played 70 matches and scored 3 goals in all match appearance. He rise to fame as one of the most promising footballers from Africa after playing for the clubs like (Barcelona and Manchester City). After signing a new deal with Manchester City in 2010, he become the highest paid Premier league footballer.
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang : Weekly Wage (£180,000) : Borussia Dortmund :
In 2008, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang made his professional football club debut with Dijon. He becomes the transfer spotlight for the big German and French clubs during his career at Saint-Étienne, where he scored 8 goals in 33 match appearances. In 2013, Borussia Dortmund signed him from Saint-Étienne, and he becomes one of the top paid Bundesliga players and now lead second highest paid african footballer.
Wilfried Zaha : Weekly Wage (£110,000) : Crystal Palace:
Wilfried Zaha, is part of the Crystal Palace football team since making his club debut in 2010. He played for Manchester United 2013-2015 on loan transfer from Crystal Palace. The winger has made 85 match appearances for Crystal Palace since 2015. He played for England national football team, but later in 2017 he becomes is selected for Ivory Coast football team for (2017 Africa Cup of Nations).
Riyad Mahrez : Weekly Wage (£110,000) : Leicester City:
Riyad Mahrez currently playing for English premier league club (Leicester City). A report published last year by Sports magazine in which they mention he is getting paid weekly wage of (£110,000). The 26 year old had made 30 international appearances and scored 8 goals in them. He gets fame in football after having a successful career at (Le Havre) football club in France.