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Richest Nigerian footballers — Mikel Obi ranked #1 with $57m net worth

by Damilare Aanu
May 19, 2018
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6. Yakubu Aiyegbeni | Net worth: $14.5 million

Yakubu Aiyegbeni

Coming in at number six is a retired professional footballer Yakubu Aiyegbeni. He was born in Benin City on November 22, 1982. Aiyegbeni started his career in 1997 with Julius Berger and finished it in 2017 with Coventry City.

After that, the player retired from professional football on his 35th birthday.

During his 20-year career, Yakubu has amassed quite a fortune. It is said that his net worth is $14.5 million, which makes him one of the richest football players in Nigeria.

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It would be interesting to know how he is spending all of his money now that he is not playing anymore.

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