PHOTOS:Meet Top 3 Richest Nigerian Footballers

You guys know that we’ve got a lot of Nigerians playing the beautiful game of football abroad and they are all really rich but Thegoalmac will narrow it down to the top 3 richest.

We will also continue to countdown on this in the near future,continue to see the top 3 and tell us what you think.

 At Number 3 we have got Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni aka the Yak as he is popularly called is still widely regarded as the most successful Nigerian footballer to play in England.

 His assets include a mansion on Manchester Road, London, a duplex in VGC, 2 massive buildings in Benin city and hotels in Auchi,Edo State.

The former Boro man owns a petrol station in Benin City which is run by his brother Momo Aiyegbeni. In his garage back home in Nigeria are a fleet of cars including a Range Rover and a BMW.He currently plays for Guangzhou R&F in China.

At Numbber 2 we have got Obafemi Martins.

Former Inter-Milan of Italy, Newcastle united of England , Birmingham City of England, Vfl Wolfsborg of Germany , Rubin Kazan of Russia and currently Seatle Sounders in the US. 

Obafemi Martins is the fifth highest paid player in US Major League Soccer for the 2013 season, according to a players’ union release.

He is also the highest ever paid player for Seattle Sounders with an annual basic salary of $1.6million. 

The 28-year-old striker owns 2 mansions at VGC Lagos worth N500 million, a massive home in Como, Italy valued at N800 Million, and top hotels in Italy. He splashed N400million on his charity foundation not too long ago. 

He drives a Lamboghini worth N50m,Porsche Gemballa worth N20m, Bmw X6worth N 18M,and a Ferrarri sport car.

At Number 1 we have got John Obi Mikel.

Sources say John Mikel Obi, the Chelsea midfielder is the current highest earning Nigerian footballer. He joined Chelsea in 2006 from Norwegian club Fc Lyn Oslo on a US$25 million.

He is currently on US$120,000,(N20m), per week excluding bonuses, and income from participating at the UEFA Champions League.

The 27-year-old Jos born player owns mansions in Jos, Lagos and London worth about N800m.
He has shares in top companies, and he recently launched a record label, MATURED MONEY MIND (MMM). He drives a Mercedes G Wagon, Black Mercedes G 500, a Range Rover Sport and a N30Million Bentley Continental.

His endorsers include Pepsi and Samsung.His annual salary is $5.8 million (about N924million).