EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR: IN THE TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID AFRICAN ATHLETES

Here are the top 10 highest-paid African athletes:

1. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, football): €20.5 million
2. Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast, football): €12 million
3. Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo, football): €8.4 million
4. Luol Deng (South Sudan / Great Britain, basketball): €8 million
5. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, football): between €7 and €8 million
6. John Obi Mikel (Nigeria, football): €5 million
7. DeSagana Diop (Senegal, basketball): €4.5 million
8. Michael Essien (Ghana, football): €3.8 million
9. Ernie Els (South Africa, golf): €3.7 million
10. Hasheem Thabeet (Tanzania, basketball): €3.3 million

In comparison, the top 10 highest-paid players globally are:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal): €12 million/year
2. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United/England): €11.5 million/year
3. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona/Argentina): €11 million/year
4. Yaya Touré (Manchester City/Ivory Coast): €10.8 million/year
5. Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan/Cameroon): €10.5 million/year
6. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich/Germany): €9.7 million/year
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan/Sweden): €9 million/year
8. Kaka (Real Madrid/Brazil): €9 million/year
9. John Terry (Chelsea/England): €9 million/year
10. Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/Togo): €8.4 million/year.