Highest Paid African Footballers For 2016/17.
Below are the top 10 highest paid African footballers 2017 10. Seydou Keita Earning $1.4million Keita is currently the captain of the Malian national team. He played for FC Barcelona as a defender where he earned $4.2m annually. He signed a two-and-a-half-year deal in 2012 with Chinese side Dalian Aerbin FC in a contract worth €14 million per year. Returning to Spain, he signed with Valencia CF before signing a one-year contract with Italian club A.S. Roma in June 2014 in a deal worth €1 million. 9. Michael Essien Earning $2.9million He plays currently for AC Milan. Essien spent five years with Lyon in France and was one time the most expensive African player of all time when he signed a contract worth £24.4 million for Chelsea in 2005 According to sources, his contract with Milan ended in 2015 and he would have his salary cut in half. This will see Essien earning €2.5 million per season. 8. Steven Pienaar Earning $4.8million The South Africa born winger p...