It does, however, feature every nominee for Africa's Footballer of the Year. So there’s no screaming injustices just yet. We also look at one player who is set to be a huge earner, and another who’s completed a spectacular fall from grace.
Highest earning African soccer players
We’ve condensed our list into a handy top 18. Liverpool fans will be pleased to know they have a monopoly on well-paid African talent, claiming four players on the countdown. In total, 13 of the 20 stars mentioned ply their trade in the EPL.
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Highest paid African footballers and earnings 2017
1. Yaya Toure
Weekly wage: $330,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Manchester City
Position: Central Midfielder
2 . Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
Weekly wage: $227,000
Country: Gabon
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Position: Striker
3. Gervinho
Weekly wage: $221,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Hebei China Fortune
Position: Striker
4. Mohammed Salah
Weekly wages: $160,000
Country: Egypt
Club: Liverpool
Position: Winger
5. Wilfried Zaha
Weekly wages: $147,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Crystal Palace
Position: Winger
6. Stephane Mbia
Weekly wage: $144,000
Country: Cameroon
Club: Hebei China Fortune
Position: Defensive Midfield
7. Demba Ba
Weekly wages: $139,000 / $1.9 million
Country: Senegal
Club: Shanghai Shenhua
Position: Striker
8. Riyadh Mahrez
Weekly wages: $134,000
Country: Algeria
Club: Leicester City
Position: Winger
9. Obafemi Martins
Weekly wages: $133,000
Country: Nigeria
Club: Shanghai Shenhua
Position: Striker
10. Sadio Mane
Weekly wages: $120,000
Country: Senegal
Club: Liverpool
Position: Striker
11. Serge Aurier
eekly wages: $116,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Position: Right-back
12=. Mehdi Benatia
Weekly wages: $107,000
Country: Morocco
Club: Juventus
Position: Centre-back
12=. Andre Ayew
Weekly wages: $107,000
Country: Ghana
Club: West Ham United
Position: Striker
12=. Yannick Bolasie
Weekly wages: $107,000
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Club: Everton
Position: Winger
15=. Victor Moses
Weekly wages: $100,000
Country: Nigeria
Club: Chelsea
Position: Left-back, right-back, winger
15=. Eric Bailly
Weekly wages: $100,000
Country: Ivory Coast
Club: Manchester United
Position: Centre-back
17. Joel Matip
Weekly wages: $93,000
Country: Cameroon
Club: Liverpool
Position: Centre-back
18. Ahmed Musa
Weekly wages: $80,000
Country: Nigeria
Club: Leicester City
Position: Striker