Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has been trending as Ghanaians on social media, specifically, X (formerly Twitter) compare his wealth to that of Ghanaian musicians.
Some Ghanaians on X have been debating the wealth of Ghanaian musicians in comparison to Ghanaian footballers.
A section of users argued that Ghanaian musicians are wealthier than footballers, which triggered a question from one user who challenged others to name a Ghanaian musician richer than Asamoah Gyan.
Asamoah Gyan is regarded as one of the richest footballers stars in Africa.
Gyan, in a previous interview, said he built his wealth from the money he earned in football.
“My first contract at Udinese, I was earning €3,700 a month. At Liberty, I was earning GH₵100 a month, and then I moved to €3,700. I was then loaned to Modena for two years.”
He continued, “In Modena, I was earning €7,000, so my salary moved After the loan, I came back to Udinese. That was after the 2006 World Cup. I was World Cup material, so it went up again,” he told YFM.
The retired footballer admitted that a move to Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates changed his life.
“I enjoyed playing at Al Ain. I stayed for four seasons, and it changed my life financially forever,” he said.
Gyan was the highest-paid African footballer during his time in the UAE, but his status was elevated again when he joined Shanghai Shenhua in 2015. He earned £225,000 per week.
Checkout reactions below
My brother I can confidently say any Ghana player playing in Europe and have signed a professional contract is richer than any Ghana artiste . Even if he is earning 5k a week , he will bag 20k a month. Calculate n see .
— Paakwesi Skidoo (@IamPaakay) February 5, 2025
This debate is only relevant in USA because, the footballers there are not that popular but Ghana here dier Agyemang Badu sef go hold pass the musicians
— Dennis (@Dennis_Danso_) February 5, 2025
Obidi?
Stone?
Shatta Wale?— Blancos (@ar_chie_music) February 5, 2025
Gyan dier you go far o. Even richard Ofori sef no bro go chat to am
— OBAMA🇬🇭🇺🇸 (@yo__Obama) February 5, 2025
Forget Asamoah gyan sef , no musician can chat to even afriyie aqcuah
— Leo CULU Moh INT Miami🇬🇭🇦🇷 𓃵 🫶🏽🌝💛 (@fawogyimiiko) February 5, 2025
Sarkodie
Dee money
Chris Waddle
Shatta wale
Okese 1 stop underrating music money. https://t.co/2YuBxqADIA— ACCRA MAYOR 🥲🥷 (@0panaa_1) February 5, 2025
You people need to learn more about intellectual property , royalties and entertainment and stop this recycled chat. https://t.co/BzTcEKV542
— ♱ (@jbruce64) February 5, 2025
Shatta Wale https://t.co/Bud9yqsnVv
— ANGEL TOPEDO (@ThoughtPillow) February 5, 2025
Asamoah Gyan, AG3 aka Baby Jet a musician too. We claim him. Try someone else. https://t.co/mVQYN2r6GR
— Moh Madbak (@madbak) February 5, 2025
Charley ball sika no deɛ nnwom sika mmɛn no oo https://t.co/k8oWuJTXF9
— NKRAMPAN (@Nkrampan_) February 5, 2025
Take Agyemang Badu 👍 https://t.co/4Zsgtf8Sn9
— WIAF£🦉🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@AMBWA__) February 5, 2025
Prime Criss Waddle > Asamoah Gyan https://t.co/OUqIh2O2Cq
— Afa Fucken❤ (@OwusuGibson_) February 5, 2025
Stevie Wonder is Ghanaian. https://t.co/fWnIvuSdfh
— Yaw (@theyawofosu) February 5, 2025
nobody 😂 https://t.co/NukmiYh4yp
— Kev. with da vibes (@edinamkumi) February 6, 2025
Asamoah Gyan you go far
They are not even closer to Kudus https://t.co/Xs5L57RqZG— CLINTON 💫 (@LilMoGh) February 5, 2025
You people comparing music money to football money fine. I want you to name 1 Ghanaian Musician who can chat to Asamoah Gyan…
— Lατιf (@iLatif_) February 5, 2025
EE/EK
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