Ahead S/final tie: S/Eagles floor S/Africa in financial value
As Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana put finishing touches to today’s AFCON semifinal clash in Bouake,Transfermarkt has taken time to compute the financial worth of both teams, revealing that the Super Eagles are times more expensive than their South African counterparts.
According to transfermarkt evaluations, via CBS Sports Golazo on X post, Nigeria’s Super Eagles squad is valued at $358m, about 14.3 times far more than South Africa’s Bafana Bafana squad estimated at $24.8m.
South Africa came into the competition with 26 players and interestingly, 22 of the players ply their trade in the local South African Premier Division.
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Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen according to the valuation is worth almost five times the value of the South Africa squad.
The 25-year-old is valued at €110m by transfermarkt, or $118m, so needless to say he’s Nigeria’s more prized asset as he makes up just under a third of the entire playing squad’s estimated $358m evaluation.
“South Africa do not have a single player on their #AFCON2023 roster that plays in a top 10 league in Europe.
“About 22 of the 26 players on their roster for this tournament play in the South African Premier Division.
With a current squad valuation of $358 million, the Super Eagles are the most expensive side among all the 24 teams that competed for honour in the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The value of the Nigerian squad has also beefed up by the likes Alex Iwobi (€28 million), Ademola Lookman (€30 million), and Samuel Chukwueze (€23 million).
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While the transfer market is however concerned about the value of each player, the team and indeed the worth of the tournament fans of both teams will be more concerned today about who gives them the opportunity to sing victory song. Like some say when the chips are down it is no longer about the worth but about the goal that makes the difference.