From Achraf Hakimi to Benrahma: Here are the Top Five Earning African Players in France

• Achraf Hakimi is the highest-paid African player in Ligue 1
• The list of top-earning players in France is dominated by PSG
• Marseille's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also makes the list

France has been home to many African players, with footballers from the continent representing clubs from the topflight to the National Championnat.

A lot of great African players also started their careers and some even made history for their clubs. In the past, Abedi Pele led Olympique Marseille to win the UEFA Champions League while Didier Drogba honed his skills in Ligue 1.

With the French Ligue 1 seeing astronomical growth in finances following investments from the Qatar group in a team like PSG, footballers enjoy huge wages.

Not surprisingly, Kylian Mbappe leads the list of players with the highest salary in the French league with many PSG players making the top ten list.

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According to L'Equipe, Mbappe earns 6 million Euros a month as his salary followed by PSG and France teammate Ousmane Dembele, who takes home 1,120,000 Euros.

Marquinhos, Lucas Hernandez, Milan Skriniar follow in that order. The top ten is filled with players from Paris Saint-German.

Achraf Hakimi is the only African player in the top ten list and he is followed closely by the in-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Below are the top five African earners in Ligue 1

• 1. Achraf Hakimi (PSG, Morocco) €738,600
• 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (OM, Gabon) €650,000
• 3. Geoffrey Kondogbia (OM, Central African Republic) €450,000
• 4. Isamaïla Sarr (OM, Senegal) €390,000
• 5. Saïd Benrahma (Olympique Lyonnais, Algeria) €350,000

Top ten paid players in Ligue 1

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that players of Paris Saint-Germain dominated the list of players with the highest salaries in the French Ligue 1.

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The French giants are among the richest clubs in Europe, with Deloitte Money League ranking the Parisians fifth in the top 20 list of richest clubs in the world.

Given their financial standing, PSG have had the privilege of attracting some of the world's best players.