Aisha Tamba, the 18-year-old wife of renowned Senegalese footballer Sadio Mane, has opened up for the first time as she discussed her marriage to the football player and insisted that her modest ways would not change because of her husband’s fame and fortune.
On January 7, the former Liverpool player married 18-year-old Aisha Tamba in an Islamic ceremony in Keur Massar, a neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal.
In sharp contrast to the life his new wife has become accustomed to, 31-year-old Mane lives the lifestyle of a multimillionaire football player, earning an incredible £650,000 per week and traveling on private planes.
Prior to today, Aisha resided across a marsh in a run-down area of Dakar. There were reportedly thirty or so relatives living in her home.
Speaking through a relative, she told MailOnline:
“I am looking forward to my new life and I know that it will be very different. But I do not feel any pressure because Sadio’s fame and money will not change me. This is not what I’m interested in. I will remain a humble person committed to my faith.
I’m not used to having so much attention on me because we are a very private family. We don’t like to show off and speak about our personal lives. I am a very down to earth person, this is how I was raised, and nothing will be different just because of this marriage. But I’m very honoured to now be Mrs Mane.”
Aisha is anticipated to pass her last school exams later this year and travel to Saudi Arabia to live with Mane.
The decision to forgo a honeymoon was made by Aisha’s father, who requested that she concentrate on her education.
