African Players

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Highest-paid African football players

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1 Samuel Etoo (Cameroon) Club: Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) Annual Salary: $28.5 million (R235 million)

2 Yaya Tour (Ivory Coast) Club: Manchester City (England) Annual Salary: $17.6 million (R145 million)

3 Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) Club: Manchester City (England) Loan to Tottenham Annual Salary: $14 million (R115 million)

4 Kolo Tour (Ivory Coast) Club: Manchester City (England) Annual Salary: $9.9 million (R82 million)

5 Christopher Samba (DRC) Club: Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) Annual Salary: $9.9 million (R82 million)

6 Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) Club: Chelsea (England) Annual Salary: $8.7 million (R72 million)

7 Frdric Kanout (Mali) Club: Sevilla (Spain) Annual Salary: $8.6 million (R71 million)

8 Michael Essien (Ghana) Club: Chelsea (England) Annual Salary: $6.6 million (R54 million)

9 John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) Club: Chelsea (England) Annual Salary: $5.8 million (R48 million)

10 Seydou Keita (Mali) Club: Barcelona (Spain) Annual Salary: $4.2 million (R35 million)

Source: Forbes Africa (1 May 2012 Edition)

Photos: GETTY IMAGES

TIMOTHY MOLOBI, JACO GROBBELAAR, Graphics24

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