According to Mr. Amadou Tamba, Sadio Mane’s father-in-law, the two families made a deal in advance and were only waiting for Aisha to be old enough to get married.

“Sadio and I talk a lot about projects, but we also talk about life and he taught me a lot, even though he was young,” Tamba said in the Daily Mail on January 11. “That’s why I didn’t hesitate to accept his proposal to marry Aisha.”

Mane married Aisha , Tamba’s 19-year-old daughter, in a Muslim ceremony on January 7 in Keur Massar, Senegal, just six days before the start of the African Championship. The marriage was arranged according to tradition. Mane’s uncle was Mr. Tamba’s close friend. Mane and his wife did not date before getting married. They first met two years ago, when Aisha and her mother visited Mane’s family.

“Maybe Sadio saw something special in her and his parents also appreciated her. They came to see me. We discussed according to tradition, agreed on everything and waited for the wedding day “The two of us are not dating because Aisha is still young,” Tamba added.

Mane and his 19-year-old bride got married on January 7 in Senegal. Photo: Magvision Evens

According to Senegalese press, the marriage was arranged when Aisha was a child. The two families decided to wait until the girl turned 18 to finish school. Mane is said to have funded his wife’s education.

Tamba said, with traditional values ​​and what she heard about Mane, Aisha voluntarily accepted the marriage. But as a father, he also advised his daughter to freely make decisions.

Tamba is a successful contractor in the construction industry. He said he has collaborated with Mane and his family on a number of projects since 2013. “I know Sadio and his whole family are good and humble people. Sadio is just a reflection of the family.” family”, Tamba added. “However, as a father, I also needed to know more about him, his education, faith and humility. And I gradually learned more that he was a good person.”

Tamba described his daughter as a pious Muslim with good knowledge of the Quran. He wanted Mane to continue to take good care of his daughter and live according to the commandments of this religion.

Mane and his new wife are both from the Casmance region of Senegal, located in the south of the country about 440 km from the capital Dakar. They belong to the same Sosse ethnic group and speak the same native language.

Mane is 12 years older than his wife. Before marrying Aisha, he was rumored to have had relationships with Sky Sports News MC , Melissa Reddy and Super Sport Channel MC , Carol Tshabala.

Mane came to Europe in 2011, when he joined Metz’s B team in the French second division. After moving to Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), he began to make a name for himself when he went to England to play for Southampton and Liverpool . In six seasons with Liverpool, Mane won six Champions League titles, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. After one season playing for Bayern, from the summer of 2023, the 31-year-old striker moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Al Nassr.

With Senegal , Mane won the African championship in 2021 and was runner-up in 2019. On January 15, Senegal will begin its title defense campaign with a match against Gambia. Mane is leading the team’s scoring list, with 40 goals, 11 more than the second-placed player, former player Henri Camara. In 2019 and 2022, Mane won the Best Player in Africa award.