SUMMARY
- Sadio Mane made a move to Al-Nassr after leaving Bayern Munich in 2023.
- The striker has gone viral for all the wrong reasons since his wedding images with Aisha Tamba surfaced.
Sadio Mane has emerged as one of the top soccer players, thanks to his successful period with Liverpool in England. The Senegalese forward now plays alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. Recently, Mane’s personal life has made waves on social media, which isn’t all that surprising considering how popular he has grown in the soccer world in recent years.
Recently, images from Mane’s wedding emerged, and have gone viral for all the wrong reasons. Reports claim that his now-wife, Aisha Tamba, is just 19 years old, and the pair have been dating since she was 16. This surely did not go down too well with fans, as many have condemned Mane’s dating choices. According to Pulse Sports, Mane has even taken care of her school expenses, before their marriage.
Sadio Mane (31 yrs old) married his girlfriend Aisha Tamba (18 yrs old). They have been dating for 2 years. pic.twitter.com/Uur4kbQ9Xk
— Total Football (@TotalFootbol) January 9, 2024
Although it is said that the legal age of consent is 16 in Senegal, fans have raised questions over Mane’s decision to date a teenager who would have been not a minor in most countries.
Dating since she’s 16 is crazyy
— Damilare (@damilare_xn) January 9, 2024
Aisha tamba dating him from the age of 16 ??💀💀
— Melbo (@Thewhite__guy) January 9, 2024
Mane’s image has been damaged even further, all because of Elon Musk’s X. For some context, community notes on the platform were introduced back in 2021, to prevent users from spreading misleading information. This has been a huge advantage in the modern era when many have spread false information just to gain traction on the internet.
Similarly, a community note was added to a post concerning Mane’s marriage to Tamba. The note mentioned, “A 16 year old is a child,” and the United Nations was cited as the source. Moreover, a link to the children’s law page from the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children(NSPCC) was added as well.
Sadio Mane breaks silence for the first time since tying the knot with Aisha Tamba
The player has been going viral on social media for his marriage to Tamba. Many are curious as to whether Tamba was really 16 years old when the pair started dating, or if it was just another baseless rumor. Whatever the case, neither of them has addressed these rumors so far, but the soccer star has spoken out for the first time since his wedding.
He said, “Honestly, I am happy [with] the fact the president has congratulated me just as much as, well, I would say not just my team-mates. I think that all the people have congratulated me and wished me so I am happy and I hope that it’ll be okay.” (via Daily Mail)
The Al-Nassr forward is currently getting ready to represent Senegal at the AFCON. He has scored 12 goals and made 6 assists in 26 games for the SPL club, and would be aiming to replicate his form for his country. As for the controversy surrounding his marriage to Aisha Tamba, soccer fans would have to wait for an official statement from either one of them to arrive at a conclusion.