Africa: most valuable soccer players 2023

With a market value of 120 million euros, Victor Osimhen, born in Nigeria, was the most valuable African player in 2023. The 24-year-old plays for Napoli, joining from Lille since September 2020. He was the top scorer for the Serie A, with 26 goals, helping his team secure a third league title in their history. Achraf Hakimi (PSG), the Moroccan right back, and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), the Egyptian forward, followed with 70 million euros each.

Most valuable soccer players from Africa in 2022/2023 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Market value in million euros
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)*	120
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)**	70
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)***	70
Sadio Mané (Senegal)****	45
Thomas Partey (Ghana)*****	38
Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire)******	35
Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire)*******	32
Wilfried Ndidi (Nigeria)***	32
Nayef Aguerd (Morocco)***	32
Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco)*	30
Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)********	30
Cheick Doucouré (Mali)*****	30
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)*****	30
Nicolas Jackson (Senegal)*********	30
Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso)*******	30
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria)*	30

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2022/2023

Supplementary notes

The source updates the market value at different intervals in time.
Below are the latest update dates for the listed players:
* June 15, 2023.
** Dec 23, 2022.
*** Mar 16, 2023.
**** Mar 29, 2023.
***** Nov 3, 2022.
****** Nov 11,2022.
******* Nov 9, 2022.
******** Mar 17, 2023.
********* Jun 13, 2023.

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