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Top 10 Highest Paid Nigerian Footballers in 2025

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Nigerian footballers have built reputations for talent, grit, and consistency on pitches worldwide. But how much do they actually earn? From Premier League regulars to stars in Italy, Germany, and Turkey, these players have worked their way up from youth academies in Lagos, Jos, and London to sign multi-million-euro contracts with top clubs. Here are the top 10 highest-paid Nigerian footballers in 2025, what they earn, where they play, and how t…

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Mirlind Daku is set to become one of the highest-paid players in the Russian Premier League (RPL), following a new deal with Rubin Kazan. The new contract will run until 2029 and includes an annual salary of 2.5 million euros net, excluding bonuses, a significant increase from the 700,000 euros he was previously earning. With the deal, Daku is positioned just behind the two highest-paid players currently in the Russian championship: Krasnodar's …

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Zikoko! broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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