When South Africa became a constitutional democracy, it could enter the international stage again. They won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996, participated in three World Cups after that, and even played host to the 2010 World Cup. It was indeed a turnaround for the country.
Here are some of South Africa’s current crop of high-profile players and their annual salaries. Often a player’s performance is directly proportional to their salary. For the longest time, a South African soccer player, would have to move overseas to seek greener pastures, but that seems to be changing!
