Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto’o Fils is the richest African footballer in the world following the recent published goal.com’s top richest footballers’ list. With a net worth of $85 Million, Samuel Eto’o is definitely one of the few footballers in the world who can get what ever they want.
Wanna know how he got this rich and fame? Samuel dropped out of school to train with the Kadji Sports Academy in Douala when he was just 14 and then got into the Indomitable Lions squad at just 19. Then he began signing contracts with clubs. From every club he played, he left a deep impact as a black player and made a lot of dough from his more than 200 goals he scored on the pitch. For an African, that was incredible especially winning the ‘Pitchichi” (highest goal scorer) in Spain.
What does he spend all that cash on? Plenty! Eto’o owns asserts both home and abroad. He treats his dear wife with the finest things in life including expensive shopping sprays in Paris, Milan and New York. Need I remind you, his outfits are never cheap? Neither are his kids’ – Maelle, Étienne, Siena and Lynn. He travels far and wide too in first class and built a multimillion dollar mansion in Cameroon.