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Sports News from Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-01-29
Gyan has been ranked the sixth most worthy footballer on the continent
Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan has been ranked sixth among the continent's most worthy footballers, according to Tuko.co.ke, a Kenyan news and entertainment website.
The 33-year-old would raise about $ 23 million, the money he had earned playing in clubs such as Udinese, Rennes, Sunderland, Al Ain and Shanghai SIPG.
Gyan, who currently operates in the Turkish league with Kayserispor, also has several commercial interests, including the airline Baby Jet, which is still operational.
Gyan, however, is behind fellow Ghanaian and former Chelsea star Michael Essien, who would be the continent's fifth-richest footballer and Ghana's richest footballer.
Essien, 36, who has been selected 58 times for the Black Stars with nine goals, brings in about $ 35 million that he has earned through his playing career.
The former ace, Bastia and Lyon, who has also appeared in clubs such as Real Madrid and AC Milan is currently an autonomous player who was released by the Indonesian side, Persib Bandung, in 2018.
Samuel Eto'o, legend of Cameroon, is at the top of the list with an estimated net worth of about $ 95 million.
The 37-year-old, considered one of the continent's most successful players for winning four times the most prestigious footballer's award on the continent, has become the most well-deserved footballer playing for Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala. who earns $ 2.5 million a year.
Eto'o, who currently plays for Qatar, has also played for Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Antalyspor.
He is followed by the legend of Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, whose net worth has not been released but that would have returned a substantial sum with his salary of $ 150 000 per week in Chelsea where he spent eight seasons.
Later, he went to China, Shanghai Shenhua, where his weekly salary was $ 200,000. He then moved to Galatasaray in Turkey before returning to Chelsea, then to MLS in the United States, where he would be the shareholder of the Phoenix Rising Football Club.
Yaya Toure, who left Manchester City last season, would be the third richest player on the continent with an estimated net worth of around $ 70 million.
The 35-year-old would have made his millions in the English club where he had spent most of his career after his transfer from Barcelona.
The Togolese international, Emmanuel Adebayor, is considered the fourth richest African footballer, with an estimated net worth of about $ 45 million.
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