REVEALED: Nigeria’s highest paid footballers

Napoli and Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has achieved significant financial success, surpassing Samuel Chukwueze and Alex Iwobi to secure the position of the highest-earning Nigerian footballer in 2024.

The significant change in earnings is a direct result of Osimhen’s exceptional performances on the field, demonstrating the ever-changing nature of success in the competitive realm of professional football.

Below are the top Nigeria’s footballer earners:

1. Victor Osimhen | £211,000 weekly | Napoli

2. Samuel Chukwueze | £84,413 weekly | AC Milan

3. Alex Iwobi | £80,000 weekly | Fulham

4.Kelechi Iheanacho | £80,000 weekly | Leicester

5. Wilfred Ndidi | £75,000 weekly | Leicester

6. Joe Aribo | £70,000 weekly | Southampton

7. Taiwo Awoniyi | £50,000 weekly | Nottingham Forest

8. Paul Onuachu | £47,511 weekly | Trabzonspor

9. Calvin Bassey | £47,000 weekly | Fulham

10. Ola Aina | £40,000 weekly | Nottingham Forest

11Frank Onyeka | £40,000 weekly | Brentford

12.Emmanuel Dennis | £40,000 weekly | Watford FC

13. Moses Simon | £39,492 weekly | Nantes

14. Ademola Lookman | £38,011 weekly | Atalanta

15. Victor Boniface | £32,819 weekly | Bayer Leverkusen