{"id":20065,"date":"2020-06-09T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=20065"},"modified":"2020-06-09T14:35:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T14:35:26","slug":"osimhen-ndidi-ranked-behind-salah-mane-pepe-as-africas-most-expensive-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=20065","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen, Ndidi ranked behind Salah, Mane, Pepe as Africa\u2019s most expensive players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nigeria forward, Victor Osimhen has been rated the fourth most expensive player in Africa, according to a top 100 list compiled by CIES Football Observatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lille of France star was rated only behind Egypt\u2019s Mohamed Salah, Senegal\u2019s Sadio Mane and Ivory Coast\u2019s Nicolas Pepe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CIES released the list on Monday, with Osimhen ranking 66th overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 21-year-old scored 18 goals and made six assists in 31 league appearances for Lille last season, and was valued at \u20ac64m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His compatriot, Wilfred Ndidi, who is currently one the best defensive midfielders in Europe, was rated fifth costliest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ndidi was valued at \u20ac50m, and ranked at 94th in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Leicester City star is the only other Nigerian to make the top 100 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liverpool duo, Salah and Mane are valued at \u20ac145 and \u20ac139 respectively, while Arsenal\u2019s Pepe is third with a value of \u20ac73m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the summit of the list, France and Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe ranked as the most expensive player in the world with a value of \u20ac259.2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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