Football, a sport loved by millions of fans across the continent, has totally changed the lifestyles of footballers compared to the past. African football has been on the way up for some years now, with national teams enjoying some success at international tournaments.

African footballers are also heavily in demand from the top European clubs, who pay accordingly. Our local sports heroes, however, earn peanuts compared to their counterparts who earn billions of dollars from other parts of the world.

Here is the list

1. Wilfred Bony $25 M

2. Yaya Toure $18.2 M

3. Samuel Eto'o $13.4 M

4. Didier Drogba $12.9 M

5. Seydou Keita $12 M

6. Emmanuel Adebayor $10 M

source: Forbes