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Nigerian footballers have played very well in different clubs, and Nigerians remain one of the best and most skilled football players globally. Here are the top 10 list of the richest footballer in Nigeria 2021.
Most of these Nigerian footballers sign lucrative contracts where they are paid on a weekly basis. But out these Nigerian footballers, some are very successful while others are not.
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The list of richest footballers in Nigeria is ranked according to the total net worth of each of the players represented.
1. Mikel Obi – Net Worth $60 Million
John Obi Mikel is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for EFL Championship club Stoke City. Mikel began his career with Nigeria club Plateau United, since then he has plays for the likes of Norwegian club Lyn, English club Chelsea, Chinese side Tianjin TEDA, EFL Championship club Middlesbrough, Turkish club Trabzonspor, and currently Stoke city.
Mikel Obi won 2 premier league titles with Chelsea, 3 FA Cup, Football League Cup, FA Community Shield, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League. He also won the Turkish Cup with Trabzonspor and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria.
Mikel Obi is the richest footballer, as well as the second richest athletes in Nigeria and he is one of the richest footballer in Africa with a net worth of $60 million in 2021.
2. Odion Ighalo – Net Worth $43 Million
Odion Jude Ighalo is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Saudi club Al Shabab. He started his football career at Nigerian clubs Prime and Julius Berger, after which he moved to Norwegian club Lyn in 2007.
Since then he has played for Italian club Udinese, Spanish club Granada. English club Watford, Chinese clubs Changchun Yatai and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, Premier League side Manchester United and currently plays for Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab. Odion Ighalo worth $43 million, making him the second richest footballer in Nigeria.
3. Obafemi Martins – Net Worth $41 Million
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League side Wuhan Zall. He left Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he has since played for a number of top-division clubs around Europe.
He started his senior career in Italian club Inter Milan, before moving to English club Newcastle United since the he has played for German club VfL Wolfsburg, Russian side Rubin Kazan English club Birmingham City, United State club Seattle Sounders FC and he is currently in Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia.
Martins with Inter won the Serie A title, 2 Italian Cup, and Italian Super Cup, League Cup Birmingham which he scored the winning goal He has played European football with Inter, won the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Newcastle. He is third on the list of the richest footballer in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $41 Million.
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4. Victor Moses – Net Worth $27 Million
Victor Moses is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Russian club Spartak Moscow, he is on loan from Premier League club Chelsea. Moses started his football career in the Championship with Crystal Palace.
Since he has played in numerous club across Europe, the likes of Wigan Athletic, where he made his Premier League debut. He has then plays for some English side like Chelsea, Liverpool, Stoke City, West Ham United. Moses spent subsequent loan spells with Fenerbahçe, Inter Milan and Spartak Moscow where he is playing currently.
Moses won a Premier League, FA Cup and 2 UEFA Europa League with Chelsea, he also came as runner-up in UEFA Europa League with Inter Milan and won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nation with Nigeria. He currently worth $27 Million.
5. Ahmed Musa – Net Worth $18 Million
Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Nigerian club Kano Pillars and the Nigeria national team. Ahmed Musa played almost his career in two of the richest countries in the world, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
He won three Russian Premier League tittles, Russian Cup and two Russian Super Cup with CSKA Moscow. Musa also won Saudi Professional League tittle and Saudi Super Cup with Al-Nassr and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles.
His career in Russia and Saudi Arabia has made him the 5th richest football player in Nigerian 2021. He is fifth on the list of the richest footballer in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $18 Million.
6. Emmanuel Emenike – Net Worth $15.8 Million
Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a striker. He most recently played for Belgian club Westerlo. Emmanuel Emenike is the 6th richest Nigerian footballer in 2021.
He has played in different clubs in Europe, including Karabükspor in Turkey, Spartak Moscow in Russia, Fenerbahçe in Turkey and Olympiacos in Greece, has made Emmanuel Emenike earn a huge amount of salaries.
Emenike has won TFF First League tittle with Turkish club Karabükspor, Süper Lig tittle and Turkish Super Cup with Fenerbahçe and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and he won the Africa Cup of Nations Top goal-scorer 2013. He has an estimated net worth of $15.8 Million.
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7. Victor Anichebe – Net Worth $15 Million
Victor Chinedu Anichebe is a retired Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. He has 11 caps for the Nigerian national team with one goal.
Victor Anichebe has played for three different clubs in England, including Everton, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland. He also played with China league one side Beijing Enterprises.
Victor Anichebe is also among the richest footballer in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $15 million. He is currently without a football club.
8. Yakubu Aiyegbeni – Net Worth $14 Million
Yakubu Ayegbeni, popularly known as Yakubu, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. His nicknamed “The Yak” He started his professional career at Israeli side Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Kfar Saba.
He has played for some English league side like Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Leicester City, Reading, Coventry City Everton, and Blackburn Rovers. He is currently the third highest African goal scorer in the English premier League history with 96 goals.
He has also played for Chinese side Guangzhou R&F, Qatar club Al-Rayyan and Turkish club Kayserispor. He is rated as the 8th richest footballer in Nigeria in 2021 with estimated net worth of $14 million.
9. Anthony Ujah – Net Worth $10 Million
Anthony Ujah is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga side FC Union Berlin and the Nigeria national team. Anthony started his football career from his roots here in Nigeria, he progressed rapidly to become wanted by a host of clubs in Europe.
Despite not playing for any of the top clubs he joins, Ujah always did his best to make enough earnings through his hard work for the respective teams he played for.
Most of the contracts he signed with the clubs he had played with has earned him enough to have a place on this list of richest footballers in Nigeria with estimated net worth of $10 million.
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10. Vincent Enyeama – Net Worth $7.5 Million
Vincent Enyeama is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a shoot-stopper (goalkeeper). Enyeama is one of the legendary Nigerian international who represented the Super eagles for 13 years.
Enyeama played for Ibom Stars, Enyimba, Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Lille and Maccabi Tel Aviv. He is Nigeria’s most capped player of all time with 101 caps.
He won three Nigerian premier league and two CAF Champions League with Enyimba International, he also won Israeli Premier League tittle and two Israel State Cup with Hapoel Tel-Aviv, won another Israeli Premier League tittle with Maccabi Tel-Aviv and won Africa Cup of Nations 2013 with Nigeria national team.
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