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communicate with the youth and other target age groups through sport-related advertisements, commercials and other media productions, all of which costs hundreds of millions of dollars annually across the continent.
The fact that sports go hand-in-hand with entertainment is also a huge boost for the industry as billions of dollars exchange hands in terms of exclusive broadcasting and pay-per-view rights for major sporting events such as the English Premier League and the Spanish La Liga, all of which
helps us keep track of the careers of top trending African stars like “King” Mo Sallah, Sadio Mane, Victor Wanyama, Alex Iwobi and the likes. Through sport-related sales and advertisement, top media companies generate millions of dollars annually in revenue which they use to impact the lives of Africans either through extended investments, job creation, charities, donations, sponsorships and other
humanitarian gestures.
According to recent data, the following are the Top 5 Richest Footballers in Africa in 2019:
Samuel Eto’o Fils (Cameroun) – With an estimated net-worth of about $95million, Samuel is currently the richest African football player. He was once the highest paid football player in the world when he played for Anzhi Makhachkala where he earned $25million annually. He currently plays for Qatar SC after having donned the jerseys of some of the worlds’ biggest clubs including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Chelsea. Beside the high wages earned in some of the clubs he played for, the legendary footballer
also raked in huge sums through highly lucrative endorsement and sponsorship deals.
Didier Yves Drogba Tebily (Cote D’Ivoire) – The former Chelsea FC legend is reported
to have a net-worth of about $90million. He is also a two-time African Footballer of the Year award winner. He won the highest honours in European football, the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012. He also played for Shanghai Shenhua, a Chinese club, were he earned a salary of £200,000 weekly. He is also a known philanthropist with his high volume of donations to charity.
Gnegneri Yaya Toure (Cote D’Ivoire) – Younger brother of another African great footballer Kolo Toure, Yaya’s networth is currently put at $70million. His wealth and fame grew rapidly during his days with English club Manchester City where he was on a weekly salary of €210,000. He is also
a four-time African Footballer of the Year award winner.
Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor (Togo) – The Nigerian-born Togolese football superstar is the all-time top scorer for his native country
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