Sadio Mané secretly married an 18-year-old girl and his father-in-law surprised him with a revelation

As he continues with his preparation to compete in the African Cup in Ivory Coast, the star of Senegal, Sadio Mane (31 years old) married Aisha Tamba18 years old, in a secret ceremony attended only by the couple’s closest family and friends.

The Islamic wedding (religion shared by both) took place on January 7 at Aïsha’s house Keur Massara suburb of the capital of Dakar.

Aïsha met Mane through her father, Amadou Tamba, friend of the player’s agent, Bacary Cisse. This humble architect, who declares himself happy to welcome Mané into the family, told how the “love” story between his daughter and the former Liverpool and Bayern Munich man was born.

The couple’s first meeting was more than two years ago and, according to Mr Tamba, the marriage has been arranged ever since. For this reason, as Mané’s father-in-law clarified, the player and his brand new wife got married without even having had a date.

In dialogue with the Senegalese media, Tamba revealed how the first meeting between his daughter and the footballer took place: “My wife and my daughter visited Mané’s family one day, and that’s where he met her for the first time. time. He probably saw something special in her and her parents liked her too. Then they came to visit me. We discussed according to tradition, we agreed on everything and we waited for this day to come.” In this sense, she added: “They didn’t date before because Aïsha was still young.” At that time the young girl was only 16 years old.

Although the legal age of consent in the African country is 16, they decided to wait until Aisha turned 18 and finished her studies, which was said to have had financial support from Mané himself, who moved out in mid-2022. the Premier in the Bundesliga in exchange for 40 million euros.

“With the values ​​he has and everything he has heard about him, he voluntarily accepted the proposal. We knew that Sadio and his family are good and humble people. But as parents we also guided and advised her so that he could make a decision freely. “God did what was best for her,” Amadou Tamba said.

Some time ago Mané had confessed his desire to marry a woman who would stay away from the media spotlight: “I’ve seen many girls ask me why I’m not married, but I’m sorry you’re wasting your time. The woman I will marry will not appear on social media. I want to marry a woman who respects God and prays well. “Everyone has their own way of choosing their love.”

This explains why his relationship with Aïsha Tamba was kept secret until they both decided to walk down the aisle.

Next Monday, January 15th, and with the hope of repeating the title obtained two years ago, Mané will make his debut with Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations against Gambia in group C. The competition will last until February 11th.