Dede Ayew and Asamoah Gyan make list Of Top 20 Highest Paid African Players

<![CDATA[Two of Ghana’s biggest football stars have made their way onto the list of the top 20 most paid players from the African continent. Black Stars captain and deputy captain Asamoah Gyan and Andre Dede Ayew finished 20th and 13th on the list respectively. Gyan now earns $12,000-a-week, way down from $301,000 a week whilst in Dubai. West Ham United’s Dede Ayew is 13th on the 20 man list with a weekly wage of $107,000. Ivorian Yaya Toure tops the list, followed by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gervinho Yao Kouassi. Full list below… 1. Yaya Toure Weekly wage: $330,000 Country: Ivory Coast Club: Manchester City Position: Central Midfielder   2 . Pierre Emerick Aubameyang Weekly wage: $227,000 Country: Gabon Club: Borussia Dortmund Position: Striker   3. Gervinho Weekly wage: $221,000 Country: Ivory Coast Club: Hebei China Fortune Position: Striker   4. Mohammed Salah Weekly wages: $160,000 Country: Egypt Club: Liverpool Position: Winger   5. Wilfried Zaha Weekly wages: $147,000 Country: Ivory Coast Club: Crystal Palace Position: Winger   6. Stephane Mbia Weekly wage: $144,000 Country: Cameroon Club: Hebei China Fortune Position: Defensive Midfield   7. Demba Ba Weekly wages: $139,000 / $1.9 million Country: Senegal Club: Shanghai Shenhua Position: Striker   8. Riyadh Mahrez Weekly wages: $134,000 Country: Algeria Club: Leicester City Position: Winger   9. Obafemi Martins Weekly wages: $133,000 Country: Nigeria Club: Shanghai Shenhua Position: Striker   10. Sadio Mane Weekly wages: $120,000 Country: Senegal Club: Liverpool Position: Striker 11. Serge Aurier Weekly wages: $116,000 Country: Ivory Coast Club: Tottenham Hotspur Position: Right-back   12. Mehdi Benatia Weekly wages: $107,000 Country: Morocco Club: Juventus Position: Centre-back   13. Andre Ayew Weekly wages: $107,000 Country: Ghana Club: West Ham United Position: Striker   14. Yannick Bolasie Weekly wages: $107,000 Country: Democratic Republic of Congo Club: Everton Position: Winger   15. Victor Moses Weekly wages: $100,000 Country: Nigeria Club: Chelsea Position: Left-back, right-back, winger   15. Eric Bailly Weekly wages: $100,000 Country: Ivory Coast Club: Manchester United Position: Centre-back 17. Joel Matip Weekly wages: $93,000 Country: Cameroon Club: Liverpool Position: Centre-back 18. Ahmed Musa Weekly wages: $80,000 Country: Nigeria Club: Leicester City Position: Striker 19. Nabi Kieta RB Leipzig’s commanding defensive midfielder was snapped-up by Liverpool in the last transfer window, but the African Footballer of the Year nominee won’t actually join the reds until next season. When the Guinean does make his way to Anfield, he’ll be earning between $133,000 – $266,000 a week. Wow. 20. Asamoah Gyan Less than 12 months ago, he was raking in $301,000 a week . He would have been second in the list of highest paid African footballers. Now, Gyan has always been a money-chaser, but 2017 was the year that he could no longer justify his gargantuan wages. A public falling out with his former club Shanghai Shenhua saw him farmed out on loan to Dubai’s Al-Ahli and then sent packing to Turkish mid-table dwellers Kayserispor. He now makes a yearly salary of $669,000, at $12,000-a-week. And this is what Asamoah is calling a tough time, eh?]]>