Wilfred Ndidi Dethrones Osimhen As Nigeria’s Most Valuable Player

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is now Nigeria’s most valuable footballer.

Infoexpert24 understands that the Leicester City star has been rated Nigeria’s most valuable footballer in terms of financial value, Africa’s fourth and 54th in the world.

That is according to the latest ranking of players by Transfermarket, whose algorithm uses such factors as performance, age, and contract length, as well as club and country, represented to determine an individual’s worth.

Their chart placed Liverpool duo Mohammed Salah valued at €100m, Saido Mane (€85m) and new Paris Saint Germain signing Achraf Hakimi (€60m) in the top three spots of the African list, ahead of Nigeria international, Ndidi, who is valued at €60m.

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Ivorian Frank Kessie is fifth in the ranking, with Victor Osimhen, who was top of the Nigerian chart last season, dropping to the sixth spot in the Africa rankings. Kalidou Koulibaly, Wilfred Zaha, Riyad Mahrez, and Edmund Tapsoba complete the Top 10 most valuable players in Africa.

Other Nigerians listed among the world’s 500 most valuable players are Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Paul Onuachu.

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Meanwhile, Paris Saint Germain forward Kylian Mbappe tops the world’s most valuable list with a whopping €160m.

While the two World-best Messi and Ronaldo are nowhere in the top 20 in the world.

Infoexpert24 salutes Wilfred Ndidi and wishes him the best of luck in the future.