Nigeria star Mikel Obi has been ranked as the seventh biggest earner at the AFCON in South Africa with an estimated income of $6.5m. African Footballer of the year Yaya Toure is the biggest earner at the Nations Cup with an annual salary reported to be about $22m. Compatriot Didier Drogba, who has moved to China to cash on on his twilight years in the game, is second on the money list as he rakes in excess of about $18m.
