Kumbe Pesa Iko Hii Kenya? Top 5 Richest Football Players In Kenya With Their Estimated Networth
The list of richest football players in Kenya, in the World of sports, professional football players earn staggering salaries. Over the years several Kenyan footballers have moved abroad to chase their dreams through their talents, and they have been generating millions of shillings in revenue every year.
In this article, we will be looking at the top 5 richest footballers in Kenya. The main sources of their income include their wages, endorsement deals and personal businesses.
5. Jamal Mohammed (Net Worth: Ksh. 328, 180, 000)
The Kenyan born central midfielder began his football career Mathare United in 2005 before moving to Liberty Professional Academy in Ghana. In July 2007 he signed for Swedish side a Enkopings SK for 2 years contract.
The ever-controversial player was caught partying and smoking during 2014 World Cup Qualification second leg fixture between Harambee Stars and Nigeria. Jamal has played in Sweden, Israel, Oman, Kuwait and Ghana.
Throughout his career he has earn handsomely in terms of salaries, making one of the richest football players in the country. However, Jamal Mohammed was sentenced in August in 2018 for 1 year and 3 months after found guilty of running banned Shisha business.
4.Arnold Origi (Net Worth: Ksh. 656, 360, 000)
He is the son to former Gor Mahia legendary captain Austin Oduor Origi. Arnold comes from a football-loving family where his cousin Divock Origi who has played giant clubs in Europe including Liverpool, Lille, AC Milan and Nottingham Forest. Arnold Origi played for Mathare United and Tusker FC before securing a move to Moss FC in Norway.
The Kenyan goalkeeper has spent almost all his career in the Norwegian League where he has played for over 10 years. Origi earns staggering salaries across the league making him one of the richest football players in Kenya.
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3. Michael Olunga (Net Worth: Ksh. 820, 450, 000)
The Kenyan goalpoacher has been one of the most successful Kenyan footballers. Olunga who plays his soccer at Qatar League for Al-Duhail as well captains the club.
He earns a gross salary of around 6.9Million a month at the club. The sharpshooter who also owns a football academy known as MOFA in his home county Homabay, in Nyanza participates in Football Kenya Federation (FKF) National Division One League.
Olunga played Kashiwa Reysol of Japan, Guizhou Zhicheng in China and Jiangsu Suning in China earning handsomely making him one of the richest footballers in the country.
2. McDonald Mariga (Net Worth: Ksh. 1.1 Billion)
The Kenyan legendary defensive midfielder hanged his boots in 2018. Mariga who played for giant clubs in Europe becoming the first Kenyan and East African player to win a Champions League title with Inter Milan in 2009/10 season.
In a recent interview, Mariga narrated how poor Harambee Stars FIFA ranking failed him to secure a move to Manchester City in 2010. Mariga also tried his hand in politics without success where he attempted to replace Kibra Constituency Member of Parliament Ken Okoth who passed in 2017 after a long battle with cancer.
The Kenyan midfielder has seen a lot of success in his football career making it to the list of the richest football players in Kenya.
1.Victor Wanyama (Net Worth: Ksh. 2.4 Billion)
The most successful Kenyan footballer history has witnessed an incredible success throughout his career. Wanyama kicked off his football at Nairobi City Stars and AFC leopards before moving to Europe at the age of 15, he went to play for Scottish giants Celtic FC where he made history with the club where he made 91 appearances for the club.
In 2013, he secured a move to English Premier League for St. Marry’s based club Southampton before moving to Totttenham in 2016 where he played for three seasons before exiting the club in 2020 March for Canadian side CF Montreal.
Across the whole career Wanyama has earned staggering amounts of money making him the richest footballer in the country.
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