The British media “Daily Mail” reported on the 9th (Korea Standard Time) that “Mane married a 19-year-old woman, Aisha Tamba, in her home country of Senegal.” According to the media, only relatives of both families, acquaintances, and a few fellow soccer players participated in the wedding.
According to Nigerian sports media “Full’s Sports,” Sadio Mane was so devoted that he even paid for Tamba’s tuition. It is not known when the two began to build love, but Senegal seems to have met Tamba since she was legal age because she gives her the right to make sexual self-determination from the age of 16.
The Daily Mail also reported that “Tamba had been decided to be Manet’s wife since she was a teenager.” 슬롯머신
The media also said, “Mane was interested in Tamba from the moment she first met him when he was 16 years old, but he did not approach him,” adding, “After telling his uncle how he felt about her, he developed a formal relationship.”
Aisha Tamba, who was first reported to be 18 years old but corrected to be 19 by Senegalese media, is a Muslim like Manet and is known to be reluctant to go public. She does not have a proper SNS account, so her wedding picture was uploaded to Manet’s official SNS account.
This seems to have captured Manet’s heart.
In an interview with the sports media Tribuna in 2022, Manet said, “I want to marry a woman who serves God and prays well. Everyone has a different ideal type,” adding, “Many women ask me why I don’t get married. I’m sorry, but don’t waste time on me. My ideal type is not active on social media.”
Manet has been asked about marriage several times by colleagues around him, but he has never publicly made a romantic relationship. This is because Manet is a quiet personality who does not want to stand out and have a thorough privacy protection.
Aliou Cisse, who will participate in the Africa Cup of Nations with Manet in January as Senegal’s national team coach, expressed surprise at the news of his marriage, saying, “My teammates of the national team, including myself, have always asked Manet ‘When are you going to get married?’.”
Tamba was born and raised in kazamans, a suburb of Bambali, Senegal.
Manet has been known to have generously invested a lot of his income as a soccer player in his hometown to promote regional development. According to the Daily Mail, Manet has spent 950,000 pounds (about 1.5 billion won) so far to invest in various infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, religious facilities such as mosques and oil refineries, and has awarded support funds worth 70 euros (about 100,000 won) and scholarships worth 400 euros (about 580,000 won) to all families in the region every month.
Considering that Senegal’s annual per capita income announced by the World Monetary Fund in 2024 is only 1,90 dollars, almost half of the aid is being given to all families. This shows Manet’s altruistic spirit and love for his mother country.