Why Is Mohamed Salah Africa’s Only Forbes Representative? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ highest-paid athlete list once again, Lionel Messi remained near the summit, but the real story came from Africa. Mohamed Salah stood alone as the continent’s only representative on the 2026 Forbes highest-paid athletes list, exposing a much deeper issue in global football economics. Despite producing elite talent and growing the AFCON brand globally, Africa still struggles to convert football excellence into financial power. Rupha Ramani breaks down why African footballers remain underrepresented among the world’s richest athletes, how Europe and Saudi Arabia dominate football money, why stars of African descent often represent European nations, and how Mohamed Salah became the rare African global commercial powerhouse.

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