Nigeria is home to some of the biggest football stars in the World, with many extremely rich.Today we are looking at the list of the top 10 richest Nigerian footballers.
Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi who is said to have a
net worth of N17.3 billion is Nigeria’s richest footballer
according to the latest compilation by carmart.ng .
The Stoke City of England midfielder spent 11 years at
Premier League club Chelsea where he won several laurels
including the UEFA Champions League.
Mikel who is now 34 years old also won two Premier League
titles and another three FA Cup trophies during his time at the
Stamford Bridge club.
Mikel Obi is Nigeria’s richest footballer in 2021.
He also boasts of one EFL Cup, one FA Community Shield as
well as one UEFA Europa League titles before he departed the
London club where it is believed he made most of his
fortunes.
On the list of Nigerian richest stars is Al-Shabab of Saudi
Arabia striker, Odion Ighalo, who came second having a net
worth of N16 billion clacified.com also claims.
In the third position is Emmanuel Emenike who scored 9 goals
for Nigeria in his 37 appearances. The AFCON 2013 highest
goal scorer is said to have a net worth of N16 billion.
Making up the top five in the ranking are Obafemi Martins and
Victor Moses who have a net worth of N12.6 billion and N9
billion respectively.
Below are top 10 richest Nigerian footballers in 2021
1. John Mikel Obi – N17.3 billion
2. Odion Ighalo – N16 billion
3. Emmanuel Emenike – N16 billion
4. Obafemi Martins – N12.6 billion
5. Victor Moses – N9.5 billion
6. Ahmed Musa – N9 billion
7. Vincent Enyeama – N8 billion
8. Victor Anichebe – N7.2 billion
9. Alex Iwobi – N5 billion
10. Kelechi Iheanacho – N4.1 billion
[sc_fs_faq html=”true” headline=”h2″ img=”” question=”Who is the richest Nigerian footballer 2021?” img_alt=”” css_class=””] Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi who is said to have a net worth of N17.3 billion is Nigeria’s richest footballer according to the latest compilation by carmart.ng . The Stoke City of England midfielder spent 11 years at Premier League club Chelsea where he won several laurels including the UEFA Champions League. Mikel who is now 34 years old also won two Premier League titles and another three FA Cup trophies during his time at the Stamford Bridge club. Mikel Obi is Nigeria’s richest footballer in 2021. He also boasts of one EFL Cup, one FA Community Shield as well as one UEFA Europa League titles before he departed the London club where it is believed he made most of his fortunes. [/sc_fs_faq]
