Ghana and West Ham United attacker, Kudus Mohammed has been ranked the second most expensive footballer in Africa, according to CIES Football Observatory.
The 23-year-old made a fantastic impact in his debut Premier League season for the Hammers; having netted 8 goals and registered 6 assists in 33 matches.
In all competitions, Kudus scored 18 goals and created 7 assists in 48 appearances and is always improving game after game.
He was in action recently in the Black Stars back to back wins over Mali and Central African Republic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
With this, CIES Football Observatory, feels his impact in arguably the best league in the world in the just finished campaign, warrants him every merit to be Africa's second most expensive footballer with a value of €89.6 million.
Number one on the list is Chelsea and Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson- who is valued at €99.3 million. Nigeria's Victor Boniface is worth €86.5 million whiles his countryman Victor Osimhen has dropped to €85.6 million.
Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz, who naturalized for Morocco not long ago, is priced at €74.4 million and is ranked fifth on the list.
Below is CIES list of top ten most expensive African Footballers:
1.Nicolas Jackson (Senegal, Chelsea) - €99.3m
2.Mohammed Kudus (Ghana, West Ham United) - €89.6m
3.Victor Boniface (Nigeria, Bayer Leverkusen) - €86.5m
4.Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, SSC Napoli) - €85.6m
5.Brahim Diaz (Morocco, Real Madrid) - €76.4m
6.Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal, Tottenham Hotspur) - €70.1m
7.Ousmane Diomande (Cote D'Ivoire, Sporting CP) - €60.1m
8.Edmund Tapsoba (Burkina Faso, Bayer Leverkusen) - €59.2m
9.Andre Onana (Cameroon, Manchester United) - €50.9m
10.Simon Adingra (Cote D'Ivoire, Brighton and Hove Albion) - €47.8m
