5 Richest Footballers in Nigeria { 2015 RATING }

Guess who is the Richest Footballer in Nigeria?

Born 22 November 1982 in Benin City and nicknamed “The Yak”, 

He is no other person but Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni the richest footballer in Nigeria. 

Yakubu Aiyegbeni

In a 2015 report, it is claimes that the former super eagles striker is top on the list of richest foorballers in Nigeria followed by Kalu Uche and chelsea’s John Mikel Obi 

The report is based on what they earned in Europe during the 2014/2015 season and both Yakubu and Uche have also played for the oil rich Quatari club Al Rayyan. 


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Mikel plys his trade with chelsea presently. Yakubu Aiyegbeni is reported to earn over $2.5 million dollars per year. 

Top 5 Richest Footballers in Nigeria(2015):

 1. Yakubu Aiyegbeni 

2. Kalu Uche 

3. John Mikel Obi 

4. Obafemi Martins 

5. Emmanuel Emenike

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