Sadio Mane secretly married his bride Aissata Tamba right before the Senegal team started their journey to defend the African Cup (CAN) championship.
Former Liverpool striker and Senegal captain Sadio Mane is said to have met Aissata Tamba through a long-term relationship with her father, Madou Tamba.
Madou Tamba is the owner of a construction company who has overseen many of Sadio Mane’s charity construction projects in the football star’s hometown.
Sadio Mane and his young wife Aissata Tamba
Sadio Mane over the years has repeatedly supported his impoverished hometown of Bambali. He has spent many millions of pounds to support the construction of a new high school, a medical center, a fuel station, a post office and most recently a mini football field.
He also covers the costs of purchasing laptops for local schools, providing 4G networks to the entire community and a monthly payment of 70 euros per family in his old neighborhood, equivalent to his salary. current minimum of people in Senegal.
Mane greatly supports his home city of Bambali
Sadio Mane and Aissata Tamba kept their relationship private until photos of their secret wedding – which was said to have taken place over the weekend with friends and family in attendance – were released .
Sadio Mane and his father Madou Tamba have a long-standing trusting working relationship and this played an important role in the player’s acquaintance with his partner’s daughter.
18-year-old bride Aissata is gorgeous in a luxurious wedding dress
Senegalese media said that Aissata “seems to have been destined for Mane since she was in school”. Mane paid for Aissata’s education expenses before romance blossomed between the two, who are 13 years apart.
According to MailOnline (UK) daily newspaper , the people of Bambali village all blessed the couple and thought that Sadio was a kind man who deserved happiness.
Sadio Mane (10) is the inspiration for Senegal to take the throne in CAN 2022
Even Senegal President Macky Sall mentioned Sadio Mane’s wedding when he chaired a meeting with the national team ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) that is about to open in Ivory Coast this weekend. “I warmly congratulate Sadio Mane and we applaud him for a happy marriage. May God bless your family and your descendants.”
Sadio Mane and Ronaldo in Al-Nassr shirt
Sadio Mane, after a short time playing football at Bayern Munich, is now joining Al-Nassr and is Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate in the Saudi Pro-League with a salary of about 34 million pounds per year.
His wedding was held in Keur Massar, in the vicinity of the capital Dakar, just 6 days before CAN 2024 begins.
Mane played an important role in Senegal’s campaign to defend their championship, starting with group stage matches against Cameroon, Guinea and Gambia.
Bride Aissata Tamba
Aissata Tamba, 18 years old, is charming in many gorgeous wedding outfits in photos posted by photography company @Magvision_Evens_Officiel on Instagram.
She happily posed with Mane and showed off her henna-painted hands in a tight mermaid-style dress with silver patterned trim, accessorized with a chunky gold necklace and earrings.
Aissata is a devout Muslim like Mane and has never stepped outside Senegal’s borders. Therefore, people wonder after the wedding whether Aisatta will stay in Senegal or accompany Mane to Saudi Arabia, where he is currently playing.
Sadio Mane got married just 6 days before CAN 2024 kicked off
Mane began his professional career with French club Metz before signing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2012.
He moved to Southampton for a club record fee of £11.8 million in 2014 and then to Liverpool for £34 million in 2016, becoming the most expensive African player in history at the time. .
He joined Bayern Munich in June 2022 for a fee of 27.4 million pounds, then moved to Al-Nassr in August 2023. Mane is currently an ambassador for Right To Play, an international non-profit organization with the mission of empowering vulnerable children.