Emeghara Is Highest Paid Nigerian In MLS, Arokoyo Ninth With $110,600 Yearly Salary

Major League Soccer Players Union has updated the salary information for all the players in the MLS.<br /><br />San Jose Earthquakes frontman Innocent Emeghara is the top earning player of Nigerian descent in the American top-flight with a guaranteed compensation of $1,300,000.00, followed by DC United star Kennedy Igboananike who pockets $901,666.67.<br /><br />United States international Maurice Edu is earning $793,750.00 per season at <span class="st">Philadelphia Union, while Fanendo Adi of Portland Timbers ranks fourth with a guaranteed compensation of $712,500.00.<br /><br />Super Eagles defender Gbenga Arokoyo takes home $110,600, marginally less than the $134,904.00 he was paid every year at Turkish club </span><span class="st">Gaziantepspor.<br /><br /></span><span class="st">Houston Dynamo pair Anibaba Jalil and Ibeagha Sebastien remain the least paid Nigerian players, with both guaranteed $62,500 in 2016.<br /><br /></span><br /><u><b>(Updated) Nigerian MLS Players and Guaranteed Salary For 2016</b></u><br /><br />1) Innocent Emeghara - San Jose Earthquakes - $1,300,000.00<br />2) Igboananike Kennedy - DC United - $901,666.67<br />3) Maurice Edu - Philadelphia Union - $793,750.00<br />4) Fanendo Adi - Portland Timbers - $712,500.00<br />5) Amobi Okugo - Portland Timbers - $325,000.00<br />6) Amarikwa Quincy - San Jose Earthquakes - $260,667.67<br />7) Sunday Stephen - Real Salt Lake - $233,000.00<br />8) Ike Opara - Sporting Kansas - $131,250.00<br />9) Gbenga Arokoyo - Portland Timbers - $110,600<br />10) Akindele Tesho - FC Dallas - $97,500.00<br />11) Alashe Fatai - San Jose Earthquakes - $90,500.00<br />12) Okwuonu Boyd - Real Salt Lake -&nbsp; $86,000.00<br />13)&nbsp; Adekugbe Samuel - Vancouver Whitecaps - $75,000.00<br />14)&nbsp; Ibeagha Sebastien -Houston Dynamo - $62,500.00<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Anibaba Jalil&nbsp; - Houston Dynamo - $62,500.00<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br />
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