Top 10 Highest Paid Nigerian Footballers of 2023, Victor Osimhen Tops List

• Victor Osimhen is ending the year as Nigeria’s highest-paid player
• The Napoli forward tops the list ahead of Fulham’s Alex Iwobi
• Osimhen recently signed a new bumper contract extension with Napoli

Nigeria boasts of some of Africa’s biggest players, with stars like Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface tearing apart major leagues in Europe with their weekly performances.

With the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations set to take place next year in Ivory Coast, the Super Eagles will boast one of the richest squads heading to the continent’s biggest football competition.

According to Sports Ration, Osimhen’s new deal with the Serie A champions places him at the top of Napoli’s payroll and the second highest-paid player in Italy.

The 24-year-old Super Eagles striker's financial success can be linked to his prolific performances in the 2022-23 season, which resulted in individual and collective bonuses following a scudetto-winning season with Napoli.

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Osimhen almost tripled his salary as the Nigerian forward now earns a whopping $322,770 per week at Napoli and automatically ends 2023 as the highest-paid Super Eagles player.

Here, Sports Brief takes a look at the Super Eagles closing the year 2023 with fat paychecks.

10 highest-paid Super Eagles players

1. Victor Osimhen - $16,784,014

2. Alex Iwobi - $7.5 million

3. Samuel Chukwueze – $6.4 million

4. Kelechi Iheanacho – $6.2 million

5. Wilfred Ndidi – $6 million

6. Joe Aribo – $4.7 million

7. Taiwo Awoniyi – $3.4 million

8. Emmanuel Dennis $2.7 million

9. Ademola Lookman $2.5 million

10. Paul Onuachu $2.2 million

Osimhen tipped to shine at AFCON

Meanwhile, Victor Osimhen has been backed by his former Nigeria Under-17 coach Emmanuel Amuneke to be one of the stars of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, The Nation reports.

Amuneke claims Osimhen and fellow African stars like Samuel Chukwueze and Pape Matar Sarr have been representing Africa well in Europe and expect them to be stars for a long time.

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Nigeria is one of the strong contenders for AFCON 2023 as the Super Eagles are bidding to reach the competition’s final for the first time since 2013 when they won it for the third time.

Why Osimhen could leave Napoli

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that football agent Dario Canovi is convinced Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will leave Napoli next summer despite signing a contract extension with the reigning Serie A champions.

The 24-year-old forward became one of the Partenopei’s top earners in history after he penned a one-year contract extension last week, but uncertainties still surround his future at the club.