Cape town city FC players salary: Who is the highest and lowest paid?

Cape town city FC players salary: Who is the highest and lowest paid?

Kevin Omuya
June 7, 2024 at 3:05 PM

The list of South African football clubs shows a wide range of earnings. Many players make much less than elite players like Khanyisa Mayo. As is common in most sports, football teams sometimes pay their best players more than the rest of the team, particularly when it comes to younger or less experienced players. This article provides Cape Town City FC's salary for each player.

Cape Town City FC players salaries
Khanyisa Mayo during the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile on October 22, 2015. Kaizer Chiefs' defender Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya on May 18, 2019. Photo: Alex Grimm, Anesh Debiky/Getty Images
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The variable compensation structure of Cape Town City FC's players reflects their varied levels of experience and quality. The team competes in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL). The salary range shows how the club allocates funds for player remuneration.

Cape Town City player's salary

No detailed 2023–24 season salary list for Cape Town City players is publicly available. Sports Brief has compiled information about Cape Town City FC player salaries from various sources. Prospective earnings from the footballers' market values are listed on Transfermarkt.

10. Relebogile Mokhuoane - $353,000

Relebohile
Cape Town City FC's Relebogile Mokhuoane. Photo: @ capetowncityfc (modified by author)
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  • Date of birth: December 8, 1994
  • Place of birth: Katlego Relebogile Mokhuoane
  • Age: 29 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Central midfielder

Relebogile Mokhuoane is a South African footballer who plays for Cape Town City FC. He joined the club after leaving Free State Stars FC in June 2021.

9. Luphumlo Sifumba - $326,358

Luphumlo Sifumba
Luphumlo Sifumba on December 1, 2023. Photo: @skilokaka (modified by author)
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  • Date of birth: July 12, 2005
  • Place of birth: Cape Town, Western Cape
  • Age: 18 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Central midfielder

Luphumlo Sifumba is a young and talented soccer player from South Africa. He plays as a central midfielder for his club. As of June 6, 2024, Luphumlo has only represented one professional team. He was among the best in the reserve team in the DStv Diski Challenge, which moved him to the central team for the 2022–23 season.

8. Thamsanqa Mkhize - $435,144

Mkhinze
Thamsanqa Innocent Mkhize of South Africa during the 2019 African Cup of Nations match against Namibia at the Al Salam stadium in Cairo, Egypt on June 28, 2019. Photo: Ulrik Pedersen
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  • Date of birth: August 18, 1988
  • Place of birth: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
  • Age: 35 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Right-back
  • Titles: 2016 Telkom Knockout and 2018 MTN8 Cup

The right-back joined Cape Town City FC in 2016 after being let go by Maritzburg United. Before 2010, he represented the Lamontville Golden Arrows as well.

7. Jaedin Rhodes - $489,537

Jaedin Rhodes
Cape Town City FC's Jaedin Rhodes. Photo: @capetowncityfc (modified by author)
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  • Date of birth: April 11, 2003
  • Place of birth: South Africa
  • Age: 21 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Attacking midfielder

So far in his professional career, Jaedin Rhodes has played for just one team. As with many young South African footballers, it is challenging to ascertain his net worth.

6. Taahir Goedeman - $543,930

Taahir Goedeman
Cape Town City FC's player Taahir GoedemanPhoto: @capetowncityfc (modified by author)
Source: UGC
  • Date of birth: December 5, 1999
  • Place of birth: Cape Town, Western Cape
  • Age: 24 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Central midfielder

Taahir joined the club in 2019 and has no record of playing professional football. He is one of the central midfielders in his team.

5. Tshegofatso Nyama - $707,109

Tshegofatso Nyama
Cape Town City Fc's Tshegofatso Nyama. Photo: @UnplayableZA (modified by author)
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  • Date of birth: August 20, 1999
  • Age: 24 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Left-back

Before his time at Cape Town City, he was a defender for the TS Galaxy. Before joining Cape Town City, Orlando Pirates were supposedly considered Nyama Pirates. He was almost included in South Africa's preliminary team for the 2023 COSAFA Cup but was ultimately left out.

4. Keanu Cupido - $707,109

Keanu Cupido
Cape Town Cityu FC's Keanu Cupido. Photo: @capetowncityfc (modified by author)
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  • Date of birth: January 15, 1998
  • Place of birth: Soweto, Gauteng
  • Age: 26 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Center-back
  • Titles: MTN8 Cup Winner 2018

The South African Keanu plays centre-back for the team. His contract with the club will end on June 30, 2026, and he signed on July 24, 2018. Before joining Cape Town FC, he represented Diambars FC in his youth and AC Ajaccio B in his senior career.

3. Darwin González - $815,895

Darwin Gonzalez
Venezuelan professional footballer to represent South African Cape Town City FC. Photo: @CapeTownCityFC (modified by author)
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  • Date of birth: May 20, 1994
  • Place of birth: Calabozo, Guárico
  • Age: 30 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Left-winger

Venezuelan professional footballer Juan Carlos is a midfielder in Cape Town City FC. He joined the club on January 31, 2022.

During the 2021–22 Venezuelan Primera División season, he was a Deportivo La Guaira FC member. Argentine club CA Patronato de la Juventud Católica from 2017–2018 and Tunisian Ligue 1 club Étoile Sportive du Sahel on loan from 2019–2020 to 2020–21.

2. Thabo Nodada - $1.20 million

Nodada
Cape Town City FC player Thabo Nodada. Photo: @thabo_nodada (modified by author)
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  • Date of birth: May 2, 1995
  • Place of birth: Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal
  • Age: 29 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Central midfielder
  • Titles: Telkom Knockout-2016 and MTN 8-2018

Since July 1, 2016, the professional footballer has been a midfielder for Cape Town City FC. He has only appeared for one club in his career.

1. Khanyisa Mayo - $1.31 million

Khayisa
Khanyisa Mayo of South Africa controls the ball during the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 Group E match against Korea DPR on October 22, 2015. Photo: Alex Grimm
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  • Date of birth: August 27, 1998
  • Place of birth: Umtata, Eastern Cape
  • Age: 25 years old as of 2024
  • Position: Centre-forward

The forward's tenure with the team began in 2021. So far in his professional career, Khanyisa Mayo has appeared for Maccabi FC (2018) and Cape Town City FC.

Frequently asked questions

Cape Town City FC is a relatively top-tier South African Premier Division team. Here are some interesting facts about the club.

Who is Cape Town City FC's highest-paid player?

As of 2024, Khanyisa Mayo is the highest-paid player at Cape Town City FC. According to the market, He is worth about $1.31 million annually. He is the most valuable player in the team because he plays a crucial part and does excellent work on the field, as shown by his hefty paycheck.

How much do Cape Town City FC players earn per month?

Players' responsibilities, years of experience, and contributions to Cape Town City FC's success are all factors in determining their salaries. Even though other prominent footballers make competitive earnings, they are not as high as Khanyisa Mayo's remarkable monthly revenue.

How much do Cape Town City FC players earn per week?

The magnitude of the investment in player talent becomes apparent when the monthly salaries are broken down into weekly values. Thanks to this weekly payment scheme, the footballers will always be compensated for their contributions to the team's success.

Who is Cape Town City FC's lowest-paid player?

Cape Town City FC's lowest-paid players are on the other end of the wage scale. Their salaries are substantially lower than those of their more seasoned colleagues. Transfermarkt values Shakeel April and Luca Diana-Oliaro with a market value of $54,393 annually.

Final word

The structures at Cape Town City FC's salary attempt to balance paying stars and helping up-and-coming players. Pay for players like Luca Diana-Oliaro and Shakeel April, who earn the club's lowest pay, show that the club is dedicated to nurturing future stars, unlike the highest-paid player, Khanyisa Mayo, who represents the investment in proven ability.

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Kevin Omuya is a Content Writer with 4 years of experience who joined Sports Brief in 2022. In 2019 he held a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism & Digital Media from KCA University.