TOP EARNING AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS

--> -->1. Samuel Eto´o FC Barcelona £138,000 a week
Samuel Eto'o Fils, Cameroonian prolific goal getter who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona since 2004.

2.Didier Drogba Chelsea FC £117,619 a week

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily, Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position for Chelsea.


3. Frederic Kanoute Sevilla FC £ 110,000 a week

Frédéric Oumar Kanouté Malian footballer, who currently plays for Sevilla in the Spanish Primera league

4. Michael Essien Chelsea FC £80,325 a week

Michael Kojo Essien, Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League.

5. Emmauel Adebayo - £80,000 a week

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese football player, who currently plays for Arsenal

6.Mahamadou Diarra- £53,000 a week

Mahamadou Diarra Malian football defensive midfielder who plays for Real Madrid

7. Obafemi earns £ 50,000 a week

Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins, Nigerin footballer player who plays as a striker for Newcastle United, currently a Coca-Cola championship team.

8. Kanu - £45,000 a week

Popularly known as Papilo in the Nigerian circles, has won the UEFA champions league, UEFA cup, FA cup, Premier League and Olympic gold, which makes for an impressive record of accolades.

9.Mikel earns £40,000 a week

John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, Chelsea’s central midfielder and Nigerian International player, known for his controversial move to Chelsea at the expense of Manchester United.

10. Benni McCarthy £35,000 a week

Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy, South African footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in England. Has also played for FC Porto and Celta Vigo