Afrika imeendelea kung’ara kama chanzo kikuu cha vipaji vya soka duniani, ikizalisha mastaa wanaosakwa na vilabu vikubwa kwa dau kubwa kila mwaka. Mwaka 2025 umeweka historia mpya kwa ongezeko la thamani ya wachezaji wa Kiafrika, huku baadhi yao wakifikia viwango vya juu vya thamani kutokana na uwezo na mafanikio yao uwanjani. Katika makala hii, tutakuletea orodha ya wachezaji 20 wa Afrika waliogharimu zaidi mwaka huu, pamoja na maelezo muhimu kuhusu kila mmoja.
Wachezaji 20 Wenye Thamani zaidi Afrika
| Nafasi | Mchezaji | Taifa | Klabu | Umri | Thamani (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Osimhen | Nigeria | Napoli | 26 | €120M |
| 2 | Mohamed Salah | Misri | Liverpool | 32 | €95M |
| 3 | Achraf Hakimi | Morocco | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | €85M |
| 4 | André Onana | Cameroon | Manchester United | 29 | €70M |
| 5 | Victor Boniface | Nigeria | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | €68M |
| 6 | Sofyan Amrabat | Morocco | Manchester United | 28 | €65M |
| 7 | Samuel Chukwueze | Nigeria | AC Milan | 25 | €60M |
| 8 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia) | 34 | €55M |
| 9 | Yves Bissouma | Mali | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | €50M |
| 10 | Patson Daka | Zambia | Leicester City | 26 | €48M |
| 11 | Mohamed Kudus | Ghana | West Ham United | 24 | €47M |
| 12 | Wilfried Zaha | Ivory Coast | Galatasaray | 31 | €45M |
| 13 | Seko Fofana | Ivory Coast | Al Nassr | 29 | €44M |
| 14 | Noussair Mazraoui | Morocco | Bayern Munich | 27 | €42M |
| 15 | Chancel Mbemba | DR Congo | Marseille | 30 | €40M |
| 16 | Idrissa Gana Gueye | Senegal | Everton | 34 | €39M |
| 17 | Taiwo Awoniyi | Nigeria | Nottingham Forest | 27 | €38M |
| 18 | Percy Tau | South Africa | Al Ahly SC | 30 | €36M |
| 19 | Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | Aston Villa | 29 | €35M |
| 20 | Franck Kessié | Ivory Coast | Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia) | 28 | €34M |
Nini Kinafanya Wachezaji Hawa Kuthaminiwa Zaidi?
- Ushawishi wa Kimataifa: Kushiriki michuano kama Kombe la Dunia na AFCON huongeza thamani yao mara dufu.
- Matangazo na Mikataba ya Udhamini: Umaarufu wa nje ya uwanja huongeza nguvu ya kibiashara.
- Ubora wa Ligi: Ligi kama EPL, Bundesliga na Ligue 1 huwafanya waonekane duniani kote.
- Umri Mdogo na Uwezo Mkubwa: Wachezaji vijana huwekeza matumaini makubwa kwa klabu kubwa.
Afrika: Kitovu Kipya cha Soka la Dunia
Kupitia vipaji hivi vinavyotamba, Afrika inazidi kujithibitisha kuwa siyo tu chanzo cha vipaji, bali pia mshindani mkubwa wa mataifa makubwa kisoka. Mwaka 2025 ni ushahidi kuwa nyota wa Afrika ni miongoni mwa wachezaji wenye ushawishi mkubwa zaidi duniani.
