Highest Paid Footballers in South Africa 2024
The Highest Paid Footballers in South Africa And Their Salaries [UPDATED 2024]: When you know how much your favorite player earns, chances are that you will work hard to become a star just like he is.
This applies to all those aspiring to be great soccer players in the future.
Check out the following figures for the highest-paid players you know. Remember that what a player earns depends on several factors, including the club they play for. On average, though, most footballers earn between R100,00 to R120,000 per month.
Top 20 Highest Paid Footballers in South Africa And Their Salaries
Knowing who is the richest soccer player in South Africa may be what you need to keep on practicing and perfecting your skills. It can be demotivating if you are not feeling like your love for soccer is useful in any way.
Check out the Highest Paid Footballers in South Africa 2024 And Their Salaries.
20. Willard Katsande Salary- R270,000 per month
Willard Katsande is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, a former player of Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs and the Zimbabwe national team. He is currently with DStv Premiership side Sekhukhune United F.C.
Known as a midfield work-horse, Willard Katsande began his career playing for local lower division clubs in Zimbabwe such as Frontier Steel (2002–2005), Feruka (2006–2007) and a popular giant killing club from Mutare, called Highway (2007–2009) from where he was recruited to play for Gunners F.C. in Harare for the 2009–10 season.
On 15 August 2011 it was announced that Willard Katsande had joined the Kaizer Chiefs, after Chiefs manager Bobby Motaung saw his performance, while attending an international friendly match between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Sekhukhune United F.C player Willard Katsande is currently Valued at R9.8- Million.
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19. Abubeker Nassir Salary – R290,000 Rands
Nassir parted ways with his first club, Harar City, in 2016 (2009 E.C.), and joined Ethiopian Coffee, a perennial powerhouse in the league.
Nassir started out with the club’s B team but swiftly worked his way up to the main squad after a solid performance there.
Nassir signed a new deal with Ethiopian Coffee in 2020, which would keep him playing for the team until 2025 if the agreement was honored.
According to reports, the 2021 DStv Premiership teams Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns have stepped up their pursuit of the Ethiopian wonderkid Abubeker Nassir.
In addition, clubs from Algeria and Egypt are also keeping an eye on Nassir, so it’s not just Chiefs and Sundowns that are considering signing him.
According to KickOff, Coffee have previously rejected proposals from Tanzanian team AZAM after they had tabled solid offers for the striker. This comes after AZAM had presented Coffee with their offers.
According to the newspaper, Nassir has had offers to play football in Georgia as well as in lower categories of Spanish football.
As at 2024, Abubeker Nassir salary at Mamelodi Sundowns is estimated at R290,000 Rand per month.
18. Mosa Lebusa Salary – R300,000 Rands
Mosa Lebusa was born in the Free State of South Africa, in the town of Welkom. This Free State native grew up playing soccer in the streets, and when he didn’t do well in school, he turned to soccer. Lebusa’s soccer career began in his youth, when he joined Dinonyana FC and honed his skills.
When Lebusa left Dinonyana in the first division in 2012, he began his professional career. He joined Mamelodi Sundowns in 2018 and has remained with the club ever since.
Mosa Lebusa has had a successful 10-year football career in his homeland South Africa. Mosa Lebusa salary at Mamelodi Sundowns is pegged at R300 000 per month.
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17. Elias Gaspar Pelembe Salary : R320,000 per month
Elias Gaspar Pelembe currently Plays for Royal AM and takes home about R320,000 per month as salary.
Domingues, as he is nicknamed, moved to South Africa in 2007 from Desportivo Maputo. He was considered Supersport United’s most influential player when they won the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League and was subsequently voted PSL Player of the Season.
During the summer of 2009, he was rumoured to be closing in on a move to one of Europe’s bigger leagues as he had caught the eye of Tottenham Hotspur scouts following a string of impressive performers for club and national team. Eventually he was bought by big-spenders Mamelodi Sundowns where he was handed a substantial wage.
16. Sipho Mbule Salary – R350,000 Rands
It was speculated that the 24-year-old will quit Matsatsantsa in order to sign with Soweto heavyweights Kaizer Chiefs, who were considered to be the odds-on favorites to secure the midfielder’s signature.
In spite of this, Mbule has decided to sign a three-year deal with Chloorkop rather than Naturena, which was his original plan for his next destination.
The Chief Executive Officer of SuperSport United FC, Stan Matthews, was quoted as saying in a statement that was made public, “We are sorry to be losing a great player like Sipho, especially at his age where his best is yet to come.”
As at 2024, Sipho Mbule salary at Mamelodi Sundowns is estimated at R350,000 Rands per month.
