Richest Nigerian footballers: Mikel, Iheanach, Enyeama named in top 10, Obafemi Martins ahead of Ighalo

Former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has been named the richest Nigerian footballer at the moment with a net worth of about ₦23 billion.

The 33-year-old who currently plays for English club Stoke City made most of his fortunes from football during his stint at Premier League club Chelsea.

Chelsea were granted a work permit for the midfielder after they completed the £16 million signing in June 2006 where he made 249 league appearances and getting a goal before he moved to Chinese club Tianjin TEDA in 2017.

Also on the list of richest Nigerian footballers currently is ₦14 billion worth Obafemi Martins who takes second position.

The 36-year-old currently plays for Chinese club Wuhan Zall as a striker and has so far scored one league goal since joining last year.

According to BBC Pidgin, the striker is worth over $25 million with houses in both Lagos and Italy where he spent a major part of his playing career.

He also has a Mercedes Benz SLR Mc Laren, Mercedes Benz G-class, Lamborghini Aventador among others in his car garage.

Odion Ighalo is third on the list, with the former Shanghai Shenhua striker having a net worth of ₦12 billion.

The former Manchester United striker currently plays for Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia where he has scored 3 goals in 5 matches since he joined earlier this year.

Below are the top 10 richest Nigerian footballers in 2021 according to clacified.com

10. Alex Iwobi – ₦1.3 billion

9. Kelechi Iheanacho – ₦1.4 billion

8. Victor Anichebe – ₦6 billion

7. Emmanuel Emenike – ₦6.4 billion

6. Ahmed Musa – ₦6.5 billion

5. Chelsea’s Victor Moses – ₦7.3 billion

4. Vincent Enyeama – ₦10 billion

3. Odion Jude Ighalo – ₦12 billion

2. Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins – ₦14 billion

1. John Obi Mikel – ₦23 billion

Recall that Newsflash had reported that Obafemi Martin’s comparison with Nigerian hip-hop artist Burna Boy is not ready to go away anytime soon as the fans appear to be taking over the battle.

The 29-year-old singer was said to have disrespected the former Super Eagles striker when they met at a popular club in Lagos.

This fracas has now degenerated into the wealth of both celebrities being valued on the pages of social media in a bid to determine who is superior.

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