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Ryuta Otani is the elder brother of Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. Like his famous brother, Ryuta is a baseball player who plays as an amateur in the Japanese Industrial League. The year-old is also doing well as a coach for a corporate baseball team. The Japanese sporting scene will count it a blessing having the talented brothers Ryuta Otani and Shohei Ohtani project them to the...

How tall is Anna Kournikova? Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a former World No.8 ranked female tennis player who stands at a height of 5 feet and 8 inches (1.73 meters or 173 cm) and weighs 56 kilograms. In addition to her exploits on the court, the mother of 3, who is the long-term partner of singer Enrique Iglesias, is notable for her appearance and beauty. In 1998, she was...

Belinda Wiese is mostly known for being the wife of the famous South African Rugby player, Kobus Wiese. She is not been the type of person to stay in the headlines but her marriage to Kobus Wiese was the inevitable condition that opened her up to the media. Even after her exposure to the limelight, Belinda had very few details about her life that are open to the public. Summary of...

Benni McCarthy is a South African former footballer and coach happily married to Scottish model Stacey Munro. The couple, who got married in 2014, has two children - a daughter called Lima Rose and a son called Lio Romero. McCarthy has three other daughters - Minna, Mya, and Allegra - from his previous marriage to a Spanish woman named Maria Santos. Benni McCarthy and Stacey Munro Seem Perfect Together Following their...

Benni McCarthy is a former footballer and a manager who has a net worth estimated at $16 million. It is believed that Benni McCarthy earns a whopping €40, 500 (R820,000) a week for coaching Manchester United First team Considered as one of the most dynamic and successful football exports from the African continent, he made his fortune from his days as a player when he raked in millions of dollars...

It is a popular opinion that football is one of the highest-paying professions in the world. Professional footballers enjoy a very awesome compensation with top football clubs paying their players up to 300,000 pounds every week. Some of the biggest names in the sport even earn more than that. While Odion Ighalo isn't one of the biggest earners in the sport, he has done well for himself. When one...

Football is a very bankable sport all over the world. In Europe, top footballers like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo take home millions of euros every year. In Africa, players also make a ton of money even though the rate is not comparable to what is obtainable in Europe. In South Africa, for instance, the highest-paid footballer, Samir Nurkovic, takes home nearly 1 million rands every single month. Other players make close to...

While he was functioning as the central and defensive midfielder for the Mamelodi Sundowns team, Hlompho Kekana was earning a monthly pay ranging between R300,000 and R500,000. His annual package according to trusted sources was R5.9 million. The football star, who was born in Zebediela, Limpopo region of South Africa, has since hanged his boot with the Brazilians as he bid the team a final goodbye on the 31st...

There are many football teams in South Africa at the moment competing in the Premier Soccer League, the football organization that is responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premier Division and the National First Division. These different football teams attract a lot of fans who troop out every matchday to watch their favorite players donning their club jerseys to play on their football...

At years of age, Barcelona winger Ansu Fati has already amassed a fortune in excess of 2 million Euros. However, there are sources that believe his net worth has exceeded 3.4 million Euros. Whichever may be the case, it is glaring that Ansu who is aptly called 'The Jewel of La Masia' is doing exceedingly great in his football career even though he has barely spent one full...

A Zimbabwean football star, Khama Billiat has recorded a lot of career milestones in his professional life. The player made his senior league debut with the team of Ajax Cape Town from where he navigated to the Mamelodi Sundowns. Khama is currently a Kaizer Chiefs forward and has played international football for his country Zimbabwe. However, his success in the field of play cannot be compared to his personal life....

Eric Mathoho is a South African football player who reportedly earns a salary of R220,000 but his net worth is still under review. He enjoys a life of luxury with a Cedar Creek mansion and exotic cars like Audi S3 Sedan and Range Rover Sport. Currently playing for Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team, Eric is one of the best in the sport. The defender, who has been...

Robert Marawa (Born: 1st March 1973, Age: -year-old) is quite a force to reckon with in the South African media circle. One of the highest earners in the industry, the -year-old is a sportscaster, the most popular among his peers. His robust career has covered both the radio and television space for more than twenty years and it has only gotten better for the presenter. However, his success story has...

Football is one of the highest-paying sporting professions globally, and footballers have continually topped the chart of the richest athletes in the world for many years now. Most of the earnings of these players usually run into millions of dollars. However, some of these lucrative deals are not easy to come by in local leagues in Africa, which explains why you find many upcoming footballers in countries like Nigeria...

Andile Jali has established himself in the South African football league following a successful career that has lasted for over 13 years. He currently plies his trade with Mamelodi Sundowns, one of the top clubs in the Premier Soccer League, where he earns about R550,000, approximately $33,000 as his salary. This makes him the highest-paid Mamelodi Sundowns player and his income is the major contributor to his estimated $3...

Across the World, different things unite different people. In Africa, football without a doubt is one sport that unites the continent. The football game is interesting because it closes the gap that divides people along religious, ethnics, and racial lines. The African continent has several football clubs that continue to perform well, not only on the pitch but also in terms of wealth. Lots of money has been invested...

While many might argue that other sports rival football's popularity across the globe, it is undoubtedly the most popular sport in every African country. In addition to it being the favorite pass time of most sports enthusiasts, it has also become a way out of poverty for many kids on the continent. There are a number of Kenyan football players who have football to thank for the riches they...

Bobby Motaung is the manager of the leading South African football club Kaizer Chiefs as well as the son of a South African football icon and the founder of the Kaizer Chiefs Motaung Kaizer. Bobby has demonstrated to be the true son of his father in different ways. Currently managing his father's football club, Motaung has not only proven that he would stop at nothing in protecting his father’s...

Football is a game played all over the world without exception in the African continent. Around here, South Africa stands out as one of the powerhouses of the "round leather game" as the nation has made giant strides in the football community both at home and abroad. This is all thanks to the unique crop of talented players the country keeps turning out. Without a doubt, these players get...

Pitso Mosimane is a South African football coach and former player who earns a monthly salary of $270,000 (R4.5 million) and has an estimated net worth of $5 million. Pitso Mosimane could not have kept himself away from the limelight even if he tried to. This is basically because of his long-serving years as a football player and currently as one of the most celebrated and best African coaches. Pitso...

Samuel Chukwueze is a Nigerian football player with a net worth of $5 Million. The attacker, who currently plays club football for Spanish La Liga side Villarreal CF, earns an annual salary of £1,144,000. With the huge pay that rolls in from his football career, the young player has not disappointed in conforming with the signature extravagant lifestyle that is synonymous with present-day celebrities. He drives various ostentatious vehicles, like...

Itumeleng Khune has been an active footballer as a goalkeeper for a long time both for his country - South African - and in the Premier Soccer League. In the pursuit of his career as a soccer goalie, Khune has accumulated a net worth estimated around R21 million. While his football earning is his main income source, a substantial share is said to come from numerous endorsement deals through...

The Boateng Brothers are Kevin-Prince Boateng and his younger paternal half-brother, Jerome Boateng, who are both professional footballers. While the brothers appear to be equally successful career-wise, a look at their net worth show that the younger Boateng brother has accumulated more wealth as his net worth is estimated at $25 million while Kevin-Prince's net worth is estimated at $20 million. If you have been following recent football history, you...

Michael Jordan is an American businessman and former professional basketball player who has an estimated net worth of $2.2 billion. Many of the world’s biggest sport stars have fortunes running into hundreds of millions of dollars. However, only a few of them can boast of belonging to the billion-dollar club. One such person is Michael Jordan. Arguably the greatest basketballer of all time, MJ had a glorious career which saw...

Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer who has an estimated net worth of $800 million. Tiger Woods needs no introduction. He is one of the greatest sportsmen in history and has won at least 15 majors. He is also one of the wealthiest athletes in the world with a net worth of $800 million. It has, however, not been all smooth-sailing as the golfer has dealt with back injuries...