Find out the name of the richest footballer in Nigeria team in 2018

Who is the richest footballer in Nigeria team in 2018? Aren’t you interested in the name of the person who makes his country so proud of him? Let us look closer at our national football team and its most successful players.

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Richest footballer in Nigeria

In this post, we wish to focus on the richest soccer player who originates from Nigeria and plays for the country’s National Football Club, also known as the Super Eagles.

Many famous Nigerian professionals enjoy playing for foreign and the national teams at the same time. Thus, the name we will list below belongs to the richest footballer in Nigeria team Super Eagles who might also play for a foreign F.C.

National Football Team (Nigeria); photo: ad.nl

Nigeria National Football Team

Who was called up to the national squad in 2018? There are many names on the list, so let us look at some of the most popular footballers, and you can take this chance to guess who is considered the richest player this year.

We can divide all the names into two main groups:

players who represent different local clubs

footballers who play for foreign teams

Local players with caps include Dele AjiBoye, Olamilekan Adeleye, Ebube Duru, Ikouwen Udo, Daniel Itodo, Dayo Ojo, Rabiu Ali, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Mfon Udoh, and others (to name a few).

International footballers who were called up by the national team in 2018 include Stephen Eze, Musa Muhammed, Tyronne Ebuehi, Orji Kalu, Joel Obi, John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, Osas Okoro to name a few.

So, have you guessed the name of the richest player among Super Eagles this year?

Who is the richest footballer in Nigeria in 2018?

His name is John Michael Nchekwube Obinna. This 31-year-old Nigerian is often called Mikel John Obi or John Obi Mikel by his fans. He is a famous midfielder who has built an exciting career in football.

Born on April 22nd, 1987, Mikel (his name Michael was once incorrectly spelt thus he became Mikel) was meant to become a footballer. When he turned 12 years old, he was noticed by Pepsi and got a unique chance to grow professionally in soccer. He played for Plateau United and quickly reached excellent results performing well at FIFA championship for ‘under-17’ players in 2003 and got 2005 FIFA Silver Ball.

Chelsea and Manchester United were fighting for Mikel to play for their club, and eventually, he played for Chelsea (England) for several years and plays for Tianjin TEDA (China) since 2017.

How rich is Mikel John Obi? According to tsmsportz.com, his net worth is approximately 30 million U.S. dollars in 2017. He earned enough money while playing for Chelsea for more than 10 years. Even though he scored once in his ‘Chelsea career’ he was noticed by a Chinese club and so far he scored once for this team as well.

Based on information by nigerianinfopedia.com, Mikel’s net worth is about 60 million U.S. dollars.

We hope it was interesting to find out some details about the richest footballer in the Nigeria team in 2018. This information can change depending on the player’s earnings and new contracts. Thus, in 2019 we might list a different name in this category.