Top 10 highest paid Nigerian footballers of 2023, Victor Osimhen tops list

Nigeria boasts of some of Africa’s biggest players, with stars like Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface tearing apart major leagues in Europe with their weekly performances.

With the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations set to take place next year in Ivory Coast, the Super Eagles will boast one of the richest squads heading to the continent’s biggest football competition.

According to Sports Ration, Osimhen’s new deal with the Serie A champions places him at the top of Napoli’s payroll and the second highest-paid player in Italy.

The 24-year-old Super Eagles striker's financial success can be linked to his prolific performances in the 2022-23 season, which resulted in individual and collective bonuses following a scudetto-winning season with Napoli.

Osimhen almost tripled his salary as the Nigerian forward now earns a whopping $322,770 per week at Napoli and automatically ends 2023 as the highest-paid Super Eagles player.

Let's look at the Super Eagles closing the year 2023 with fat paychecks.

10 highest-paid Super Eagles players

1. Victor Osimhen - $16,784,014

2. Alex Iwobi - $7.5 million

3. Samuel Chukwueze – $6.4 million

4. Kelechi Iheanacho – $6.2 million

5. Wilfred Ndidi – $6 million

6. Joe Aribo – $4.7 million

7. Taiwo Awoniyi – $3.4 million

8. Emmanuel Dennis $2.7 million

9. Ademola Lookman $2.5 million

10. Paul Onuachu $2.2 million