Women’s football in Africa has improved over the past few years, and the bank accounts of its top players reflect this. We’re talking record-breaking transfers, lucrative contracts from Saudi Arabia to the NWSL, and endorsement deals that would’ve been unthinkable a decade ago. The wealth these athletes have accumulated is the combination of club contracts, sponsorships, transfer values, and business ventures.
The money flowing into African women’s football comes from several sources that have converged perfectly in recent years. Club contracts in Europe and the NWSL now offer salaries ranging from $100,000 to $550,000 annually for top players.
Let’s go into the top 10 African female footballers by net worth in 2025.
1. Asisat Oshoala ($3.2-3.5 Million)
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala sits comfortably at the top as Africa’s wealthiest female footballer. The six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year (a record no one else has touched) moved to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in September 2025, where she’s earning an estimated $500,000 annually.
Oshoala also built her fortune during her stellar Barcelona career, where she scored 107 goals in 149 appearances and won five Liga F titles and two UEFA Women’s Champions League trophies. She made history as the first African woman to score in a Champions League final and the first to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or. Her endorsement portfolio include major brands: Nike, Pepsi, MTN, and MultiChoice Nigeria.
2. Thembi Kgatlana ($2.5 Million)
South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana commands the highest salary of any African female footballer at $550,000 annually with Mexico’s Tigres UANL. The 2018 CAF African Women’s Footballer of the Year transferred from Racing Louisville for $275,000 in December 2023, which was the second-highest fee in NWSL history at the time.
Kgatlana’s earned her money through performances. She scored South Africa’s first-ever Women’s World Cup goal in 2019 and netted the winner against Italy in 2023 that sent Banyana Banyana through to the knockout rounds for the first time. Off the pitch, she’s got Adidas sponsorships, her own autobiography “Strike a Rock,” and runs her own foundation.
3. Racheal Kundananji ($2 Million)
Zambia’s Racheal Kundananji rewrote the history books in February 2024 when Bay FC signed her for $860,000, making her the most expensive female footballer in the world. Let that sink in: the first African player, male or female, to break a global transfer record. Her four-year NWSL contract totals over $2 million, with an annual salary around $500,000.
The 25-year-old’s net worth is climbing rapidly, and it’s not hard to see why. She was instrumental in Zambia’s stunning 3-2 upset of Germany at the 2023 World Cup, a sigh that she’s worth every penny of that historic transfer fee.
4. Barbra Banda ($1.5-3 Million)
If 2024 had a poster girl, it was Barbra Banda. The Orlando Pride striker won the NWSL Championship and Championship MVP, was named 2024 African Women’s Footballer of the Year and BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year, and became the first African in back-to-back FIFPRO Women’s World 11 selections. Not a bad year’s work, right?
She is on a $740,000 transfer fee and $525,000 annual salary. She’s also got Nike backing her and participates in Common Goal, pledging 1% of her salary to football charities. Her net worth estimates range from $1.5-3 million and it’s only going up.
5. Ajara Nchout Njoya ($1.5 Million)
Cameroon’s veteran forward brings years of experience and a $250,000 annual salary at Al Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia’s growing women’s league. Her net worth of around $1.5 million comes from a career spanning six countries, including Italy, Spain, and Norway.
As captain of the Indomitable Lionesses, Nchout has delivered memorable performances at the 2019 World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics. She serves as Guinness Cameroon Ambassador and was Al Qadsiah’s best goal scorer in 2024-25.
6. Tabitha Chawinga ($1-1.8 Million)
The elder of the Chawinga sisters plays for football royalty at Olympique Lyon in France, earning an estimated $450,000 annually on a contract running through 2027. Tabitha made history as the first African woman to win the Serie A Golden Boot (23 goals with Inter Milan in 2022-23) and the first Malawian to grace the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
Her net worth sits between $1-1.8 million, built on consistent performances at the highest levels of European football. Playing for Lyon, one of the world’s most successful women’s clubs, certainly doesn’t hurt either.
7. Temwa Chawinga ($1 Million)
Temwa Chawinga is a Kansas City Current star became the first player to score 20 goals in a single NWSL season in 2024, winning the Golden Boot and MVP. Then she did something even more remarkable: she became the first player in NWSL history to win back-to-back MVP awards in 2025.
Her three-year contract extension through 2028 brings in an estimated $400,000 annually, with her net worth standing at approximately $1 million. At this rate, expect that number to climb sharply as she continues her dominance in America.
8. Rasheedat Ajibade ($0.8-1.5 Million)
Nigeria’s Rasheedat Ajibade captained the Super Falcons to their 10th WAFCON title in July 2025, earning Player of the Tournament honours. The 25-year-old moved to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2025 after scoring 40 goals in 139 appearances for Atlético Madrid.
Her estimated net worth ranges from $0.8-1.5 million, with an annual salary around $300,000. She’s featured in Nike’s “Show Dem” Africa campaign alongside Jay-Jay Okocha and has launched her own merchandise brand, showing she’s thinking beyond just football earnings.
9. Chiamaka Nnadozie ($0.5-1 Million)
Africa’s premier goalkeeper has won CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year three consecutive times (2023-2025), and she’s only 24 years old. Nnadozie moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2025 on a four-year contract, with Adidas backing her through endorsements.
Her heroics include saving two penalties in the 2025 Coupe de France final and finishing fourth in the 2025 Yashin Trophy. Her net worth sits at an estimated $0.5-1 million.
10. Jennifer Echegini ($0.4-0.6 Million)
At just 24, Jennifer Echegini is part of the rising generation making waves in European football. After winning the 2023 Hermann Trophy (best US college player) and an NCAA Championship with Florida State, she joined PSG in July 2024 on a three-year contract.
She scored the winning goal in the 2025 WAFCON final against Morocco in the 88th minute, announcing her arrival on the biggest stage. Her estimated net worth is $0.4-0.6 million with Nike sponsorship.
Women’s football historically lagged decades behind men’s in earning power, but African players are closing that gap faster than anyone expected.
