Player who cashed in on Chinese League despatched bro to exchange him at personal marriage ceremony
It’s at all times a disgrace when you need to miss a marriage as a consequence of work commitments – particularly whenever you’re the groom!
That’s the state of affairs footballer Mohamed Buya Turay discovered himself in, in 2022. Following stints within the Chinese Super League with Hebei China Fortune and Henan Songshan Longmen, the Sierra Leone worldwide had simply sealed a transfer to Malmo in Sweden.
Around the identical time, he was as a consequence of marry again in his homeland. However, together with his new membership unwilling to let him return to Africa, striker Turay was sadly unavailable for the nuptials.
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However, why ought to the absence of the groom rob friends of a marriage social gathering? So Turay simply despatched his brother in his place as a substitute, with photos even rising of a pair smooching of their marriage ceremony apparel.
However, the sibling hadn’t taken benefit of his alternative groom duties by copping off together with his new sister-in-law. The photos of the glad couple shared on social media had been actually of the particular husband and had been taken upfront.
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“We got married on July 21 in Sierra Leone,” Turay informed Afton Bladet on the time. “But I wasn’t there because Malmo asked me to come here earlier.
“We took the images upfront. So it seems like I used to be there however I wasn’t. My brother needed to symbolize me on the marriage ceremony itself. But I’ll attempt to get her to Sweden and Malmo now so she will be near me. She will reside right here with me.”
Turay, 29, was no stranger to life in Sweden having won the league in 2019 during a loan spell at Djurgardens IF. He was the league’s Golden Boot winner that season before suffering an injury while on international duty.
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He later claimed the harm was a results of black magic. He informed the BBC on the time: “The native doctor told me the cause of the toe injury was because I stepped on a spiritual object in Leone Stars camp, put there for me by a person who wanted me to get elephantiasis thereby destroying my career.
“She additional informed me that if I had gone to the hospital for remedy or had used typical medication to try to heal the toe that may have ended my profession.”
Following a disappointing spell with Malmo, Turay moved to Danish membership OB Boldklub final 12 months.