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According to FIFA, African clubs spent a total of US$ 14.8 million (approx. UGX 55 billion) to buy players last year.
A recent report by FIFA has shown that Tunisian giants Esperance spent more than the rest of the African moneybags in buying players in 2022.
Despite not showing the money earned by the particular individual clubs, FIFA revealed that North African clubs heavily spent.
Denis Onyango’s Mamelodi Sundowns, AL Hilal Khartoum, and Simba from Tanzania are the only clubs that made it to the top ten from the Sub-Saharan region.
Pyramids from Egypt came second as Ahly Tripoli (Libya) and Sundowns closed the top five spenders.
Caf Champions League champions Wydad Athletic Club from Morocco and their compatriot RS Berkane who won the Caf Confederations cup were among the top ten.
According to FIFA, African clubs spent a total of US$ 14.8 million (approx. UGX 55 billion) to buy players last year.
About 1,300 players moved clubs between African nations with the clubs spending US$ 9.4 million. A total of 219 players returned from Europe to join African clubs.
Among them include Ugandan and left back Mustapha Kizza who left-back Arouca before joining KCCA FC earlier this week.
Egypt, South Africa, Libya, and Algeria are the only African countries whose clubs spent over a million dollars to buy players. Ghana was slightly above US$ 500,000
Globally, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, RB Leipzig, Roma, and Arsenal FC topped the chats.
Top 10 African clubs by spending
1 - Esperance (Tunisia)
2- Pyramids FC (Egypt)
3- Ahly Tripoli (Libya)
4- Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa)
5- RS Berkane (Morocco)
6- USM Alger (Algeria)
7- Al Hilal Khartoum (Sudan)
8- Coca Cola Club (Egypt)
9- Simba SC (Tanzania)
10- Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
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