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Created: 2025-07-19 08:13:47 UTC

Africa's Most Expensive Footballers by Year

1998: Jay Jay Okocha 🇳🇬 | £14 million | PSG

2004: Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 | £24 million | Chelsea

2005: Michael Essien 🇬🇭 | £24.4 million | Chelsea

2009: Emmanuel Adebayor 🇹🇬 |£25 million | Manchester City

2015: Wilfried Bony 🇨🇮 | £28 million | Manchester City

2017: Naby Keita 🇬🇳 | £53 million | Liverpool

2018: Cedric Bakambu 🇨🇩 | £65 million | Beijing Guoan

2019: Nicolas Pepe 🇨🇮 | £72 million Arsenal

2020: Victor Osimhen 🇳🇬 | £72 million | Napoli


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