Qualifiers for the World Cup: The five highest-paid national team coaches from Africa

Here are the five highest-paid African national team coaches, as disclosed during the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Vladimir Petkovic is the highest-paid coach in Africa at the moment; he coaches the Algeria national football team.

The Algerian football federation reportedly pays the 62-year-old Bosnian and Herzegovinian trainer 1.6 million euros per annum, as reported by Sporty TV.

Petkovic is in first place, ahead of players like Aliou Cisse and Hugo Broos. Algeria has already qualified for the World Cup thanks to their 3-0 victory against Somalia.

As coaches for the Libyan national team and the South African national team, respectively, Cisse and Broos receive 912,000 euros.

The five highest-paid coaches for African national teams are as follows:

Aleksandar Petkovic of Algeria — €1.6 million.

The Libyan Aliou Cisse – 912 000 euros.

South African Hugo Broos – 912k Euros.

Ivory Coast’s Emerse Fae – 900,000 euros.

Moroccan Walid Regragui – 840,000 euros.