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Andre Ayew makes the cut in highest paid African players

We’re telling you now, this list of the highest paid African footballers will throw you a few curveballs. So it may be wise to start expecting the unexpected.

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

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Position: Central Midfielder

2 . Pierre Emerick Aubameyang

Weekly wage: $227,000

Country: Gabon

Club: Borussia Dortmund

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Position: Striker

3. Gervinho

Weekly wage: $221,000

Country: Ivory Coast

Club: Hebei China Fortune

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Position: Striker

4. Mohammed Salah

Weekly wages: $160,000

Country: Egypt

Club: Liverpool

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Position: Winger

5. Wilfried Zaha

Weekly wages: $147,000

Country: Ivory Coast

Club: Crystal Palace

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Position: Winger

6. Stephane Mbia

Weekly wage: $144,000

Country: Cameroon

Club: Hebei China Fortune

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Position: Defensive Midfield

7. Demba Ba

Weekly wages: $139,000 / $1.9 million

Country: Senegal

Club: Shanghai Shenhua

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Position: Striker

8. Riyadh Mahrez

Weekly wages: $134,000

Country: Algeria

Club: Leicester City

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Position: Winger

9. Obafemi Martins

Weekly wages: $133,000

Country: Nigeria

Club: Shanghai Shenhua

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Position: Striker

10. Sadio Mane

Weekly wages: $120,000

Country: Senegal

Club: Liverpool

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Position: Striker

11. Serge Aurier

eekly wages: $116,000

Country: Ivory Coast

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

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Position: Right-back

12=. Mehdi Benatia

Weekly wages: $107,000

Country: Morocco

Club: Juventus

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Position: Centre-back

12=. Andre Ayew

Weekly wages: $107,000

Country: Ghana

Club: West Ham United

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Position: Striker

12=. Yannick Bolasie

Weekly wages: $107,000

Country: Democratic Republic of Congo

Club: Everton

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Position: Winger

15=. Victor Moses

Weekly wages: $100,000

Country: Nigeria

Club: Chelsea

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Position: Left-back, right-back, winger

15=. Eric Bailly

Weekly wages: $100,000

Country: Ivory Coast

Club: Manchester United

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Position: Centre-back

17. Joel Matip

Weekly wages: $93,000

Country: Cameroon

Club: Liverpool

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Position: Centre-back

18. Ahmed Musa

Weekly wages: $80,000

Country: Nigeria

Club: Leicester City

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Position: Striker

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