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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Top Three Richest Nigerian Footballers


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Investments of those who play the round leather game already amounts to billions of naira.

See the list of the top three highest paid Nigerian players after the cut:

JOHN MIKEL OBI

Sources say Chelsea mid-fielder, John Mikel Obi is the current highest earning Nigerian footballer. He joined Chelsea in 2006 from Norwegian club Fc Lyn Oslo on a US$25 million. He is currently on US$120,000,(N20m), per week excluding bonuses, and income from participating at the UEFA Champions League.

The 25-year-old Jos-born player owns mansions in Jos, Lagos and London worth about N800m. He has shares in top companies, and he recently launched a record label, MATURED MONEY MIND (MMM). He drives a Mercedes G Wagon, Black Mercedes G 500, a Range Rover Sport and a N30Million Bentley Continental.

OBAFEMI MARTINS

The on-loan UD Levante of Spain forward, Obafemi Martins is the fifth highest paid player in US Major League Soccer for the 2013 season, according to a players' union release.

He is also the highest ever paid player for Seattle Sounders with an annual basic salary of $1.6million.

The 28-year-old striker owns 2 mansions at VGC Lagos worth N500 million, a massive home in Como, Italy valued at N800 Million, and top hotels in Italy. He splashed N400million on his charity foundation not too long ago. He drives a Lamboghini worth N50m,Porsche Gemballa worth N20m, Bmw X6worth N 18M,and a Ferrarri sport car.

YAKUBU AIYEGBENI

Yakubu is still widely regarded as the most successful Nigerian footballer to play in England. His assets include a mansion on Manchester Road, London, a duplex in VGC, 2 massive buildings in Benin city and hotels in Auchi,Edo State. The former Boro man owns a petrol station in Benin City which is run by his brother Momo Aiyegbeni. In his garage back home in Nigeria are a fleet of cars including a Range Rover and a BMW.

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