On both the big stage and when it comes to money, African footballers are getting more recognition today. Because of the Saudi Pro League and well- paid jobs in Europe, there are now many African players in the world's top earners. These are the top 15 African footballers with the most earnings in 2025 and the ways they’ve become wealthy.
1. Riyad Mahrez – £854,000 Per Week
Name: Riyad Mahrez
Club: Al Ahli
Salary/week: £854,000
Nationality: Algeria
Mahrez gave up his trophies at Manchester City to receive a huge package from Al Ahli, Saudi Arabia.
His high weekly salary of £854,000 showed how important he was, after he had already won four titles with City.
2. Sadio Mané – £650,000 Per Week
Name: Sadio Mané
Club: Al Nassr
Salary/week: £650,000
Nationality: Senegal
The move of Sadio Mané from Bayern Munich to Al Nassr saw him becoming a top story in the sport.
The Senegal forward signed a four years contract, which may bring him a total of £136 million.
3. Kalidou Koulibaly – £412,000 Per Week
Name: Kalidou Koulibaly
Club: Al Hilal
Salary/week: £412,000
Nationality: Senegal
Senegalese player Kalidou Koulibaly was signed by Al-Hilal from Chelsea for the price of £21.5 million.
In spite of his brief spell at Chelsea, Koulibaly was well known as an outstanding defender after spending eight years with Napoli.
4. Mohamed Salah – £400,000 Per Week
Name: Mohamed Salah
Club: Liverpool
Salary/week: £400,000
Nationality: Egypt
Mohamed Salah from Egypt is currently Liverpool’s biggest earner.
With 43 goals and an outstanding debut in the league, the club rewarded Salah with an even bigger deal paying him £350,000 every week.
While Saudi clubs are keen on signing him, Salah carries on impressing in the Premier League.
5. Franck Kessié – £334,000 Per Week
Name: Franck Kessié
Club: Al Ahli
Salary/week: £334,000
Nationality: Cote d'Ivore
Although his time at Barcelona was not long, a lot happened for Franck Kessié there.
Because of not getting enough game time, the Ivorian player moved to Al Ahli for a fee of £11 million.
At the moment, he makes £334,000 every week from playing in the Saudi Pro League.
6. Omar Marmoush – £295,000 Per Week
Name: Omar Marmoush
Club: Manchester City
Salary/week: £295,000
Nationality: Egypt
As a blockbuster transfer, Omar Marmoush, from Egypt, was signed by Manchester City from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59 million.
With the contract he signed, the 25-year-old will quickly become one of the best paid footballers from Africa.
7. Édouard Mendy – £227,000 Per Week
Name: Édouard Mendy
Club: Al Ahli
Salary/week: £227,000
Nationality: Senegal
Senegalese keeper Édouard Mendy left Chelsea for Al Ahli for a transfer fee of around £16 million after winning the Champions League.
At age 31, Mendy has signed a contract with Jeddah for three years and £227,000 every week, adding to the list of popular African transfers to Saudi Arabia.
8. Achraf Hakimi – £220,000 Per Week
Name: Achraf Hakimi
Club: PSG
Salary/week: £220,000
Nationality: Morocco
Achraf Hakimi, from Morocco, is one of PSG’s important players.
After being signed from Inter Milan for a fee of more than £70 million, Hakimi receives £220,000 a week and keeps a place among the highest-paid defenders worldwide.
9. Thomas Partey – £200,000 Per Week
Name: Thomas Partey
Club: Arsenal
Salary/week: £200,000
Nationality: Ghana
As a result of his £200,000 per week contract, Partey entered the top rank of the best-paid African players in the Premier League.
10. Yassine Bounou – £200,000 Per Week
Name: Yassine Bounou
Club: Al Hilal
Salary/week: £200,000
Nationality: Morocco
Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was bought by Al Hilal from Sevilla for $23 million.
The hand of Morocco’s Bounou at the 2022 World Cup and championship in the Europa League with Sevilla explain his £200,000 weekly salary in Saudi Arabia.
11. Sébastien Haller – £180,000 Per Week
Name: Sébastien Haller
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Salary/week: £180,000
Nationality: Cote d'Ivore
After playing with great success for Ajax, Sébastien Haller arrived at Borussia Dortmund in 2022.
Mainly because of his impressive scoring, he now earns £180,000 a week, but he has faced more than that, coming back from cancer.
12. Iñaki Williams – £180,000 Per Week
Name: Iñaki Williams
Club: Athletic Bilbao
Salary/week: £180,000
Nationality: Ghana
Iñaki Williams has stayed with Athletic Bilbao since signing his first contract there in 2019, forming a long association.
The £135 million contract he has, means that he gets paid £180,000 per week, which is seldom seen in football nowadays.
13. Victor Osimhen – £158,515 Per Week
Name: Victor Osimhen
Club: Napoli
Salary/week: £158,515
Nationality: Nigeria
In 2022–23, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen helped Napoli to claim the top honors in Italian football.
Even though things got difficult, Osimhen’s scoring record remained high, netting 35 goals after leaving Napoli on-loan.
He is paid more than £158,000 each week.
14. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – £158,358 Per Week
Name: Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang
Club: Al-Qadsiah
Salary/week: £158,358
Nationality: Gabon
In 2024, Aubameyang from Gabon signed up for a two-year contract with Al-Qadsiah from Saudi Arabia.
Even though he used to play for teams in Europe like Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea, today he receives a respectable £158,358 weekly in the Middle East.
15. Serhou Guirassy – £149,480 Per Week
Name: Serhou Guirassy
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Salary/week: £149,480
Nationality: Guinea
