Reuters

Cote D’Ivoire’s Didier Drogba, who gained wide notoriety playing for Chelsea in the British Premier League, is the highest paid African footballer and the fifth highest paid player in the world.

Look what he earns in relation to other highest paid players in the world.

 

	Player	Team	Total	Salary	Endorsements	Age	Position
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal (Real Madrid)	$44.0 M (21,3 Mds CFA)	$23.0 M (11,1 Mds CFA)	$21.0 M (10,2 Mds CFA)	29	attacker
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina (FC Barcelona)	$41.3 M (20,0 Mds CFA)	$20.3 M (9,8 Mds CFA)	$21.0 M (10,2 Mds CFA)	27	attacker
3	Wayne Rooney	England (Manchester United)	$21.1 M (10,2 Mds CFA)	$18.1 M (8,8 Mds CFA)	$3.0 M (1,5 Mds CFA)	28	attacker
4	Sergio Aguero	Argentina (Manchester City)	$20.9 M (10,1 Mds CFA)	$17.4 M (8,4 Mds CFA)	$3.5 M (1,7 Mds CFA)	26	attacker
5	Didier Drogba	Côte d’Ivoire (Galatasaray)	$20.8 M (10,1 Mds CFA)	$15.8 M (7,6 Mds CFA)	$5.0 M (2,4 Mds CFA)	36	attacker
6	Yaya Touré	Côte d’Ivoire (Manchester City)	$20.7 M (10,0 Mds CFA)	$18.2 M (8,8 Mds CFA)	$2.5 M (1,2 Mds CFA)	31	midfield
7	Neymar	Brazil (FC Barcelona)	$20.5 M (9,9 Mds CFA)	$10.5 M (5,1 Mds CFA)	$10.0 M (4,8 Mds CFA)	22	attacker
8	Fernando Torres	Spain (Chelsea)	$20.0 M (9,7 Mds CFA)	$17.0 M (8,2 Mds CFA)	$3.0 M (1,5 Mds CFA)	30	attacker
9	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Sweden (PSG)	$19.7 M (9,5 Mds CFA)	$17.2 M (8,3 Mds CFA)	$2.5 M (1,2 Mds CFA)	32	attacker
10	Kaka	Brazil (AC Milan)	$19.3 M (9,5 Mds CFA)	$13.8 M (6,7 Mds CFA)	$5.5 M (2,7 Mds CFA)	32	midfield

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