Sadio Mane set to tie the knot six days before Senegal’s AFCON defence

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FOOTBALL Sadio Mane set to tie the knot six days before Senegal’s AFCON defence

Joel Omotto 19:00 - 07.01.2024

Senegal superstar Sadio Mane is reportedly set to quit the bachelor’s club in a private marriage ceremony

Senegal superstar Sadio Mane is reportedly set to tie the knot on Sunday, six days before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations begins in the Ivory Coast.

According to multiple sources, the marriage ceremony will take place in Keur Massar, Senegal and will be attended by close family members and friends.

The identity of the woman who stole the heart of the two-time African Player of the Year is still not known but he seems ready to settle down before departing for the AFCON where Senegal are seeking to defend their title.

The development comes just days after the Al-Nasser forward opened a stadium in his home village in Senegal.

Bambali Stadium, which he built at his own expense, was fully muddy and in June 2022, when Mane was pictured playing with his friends during pre-season.

Mane made a pledge to give it a new face and fulfilled it one-and-half years later to the delight of residents who were already enjoying several acts of the player’s generosity after building a hospital and providing internet at no cost.

Champions Senegal head into the tournament as one of the favourites but face a daunting task in Group C which has Cameroon, the Gambia and Guinea.

Mane will spearhead Senegal’s attack in a star-studded line-up that also has the likes of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, defender Kalidou Koulibaly, Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye among others.

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