Karekezi tops best paid players’ list
FORMER Amavubi Stars captain Olivier Karekezi has been listed as the country’s highest paid footballer.According to soccerlens.com, the former APR star, who now plies his trade at Sweden’s Osters FC, earns $52,000 (Rwf30.9m) a year.Across the region, Burundi’s Saidi Ntibazonkiza who plays for MKS Cracovia in Poland earns a $315,000 (Rwf187.425m) while Djibouti’s Ismail Ahmed Kadar Hassan who features for Slovakia’s F.K. Dunajska Streda rakes in $51,500 (Rwf30.6m) a year.
TOP OF THE LIST: Olivier Karekezi is still the highest paid player in Rwanda.