Mohamed Buya Turay is a highly unique instance among the many footballers whose weddings garner media attention.

Due to the fact that he sent his brother to stand in for him at the altar because he could not attend his own wedding, the 27-
year old Sierra Leonean player has become quite well-known. Due to his recent signing with Malmö of Sweden and their need for him to join his colleagues as soon as possible, Buya Turay was unable to attend.

"We were getting married on July 21 in
Sierra Leone. But I couldn't be there
because Malmö asked me to arrive earlier,
the attacker told Swedish newspaper
Aftonbladet:

"We took the photos beforehand, so it
looks like I was there, but I was not. My
brother represented me at the royal
wedding, "he revealed."

His wedding ceremony, scheduled for July
21 in his home country, was
overshadowed by the transfer to Malmö
from Henan Songshan Longmen of China.
It was logical that Mohamed Buya Turay
would not be able to be in both places at
the same time, so he asked his brother to
take his place and meet his bride, Suad
Baydoun, at the altar.

One of the photos of his wedding that
Mohamed Buya Turay posted on his social
networks.

The striker had taken some pictures with his bride, with whom he had finalized the civil union in Sierra Leone before flying to Sweden, but he was not present at his own religious ceremony or wedding celebration. And now he must wait to be reunited with her, despite the fact that they have planned a trip before the end of the year.

"I'm going to try to take her to Sweden and Malmö right now so she can be near me."
She will be relocating with me. "Let's first win the league, and then I'll take my honeymoon,"
he also remarked.

Photo of his bride and stand in
brother

He made his debut for Malmö on Thursday
in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers,
coming off the bench in a 3-0 win over
Luxembourg's F91 Dudelange. Mohamed
Buya Turay came on in the 82nd minute
and played the final moments of the
match.

Buya Turay has experience playing in
Sweden, having won the Allsvenskan in
2019 while on loan at Djurgrdens IF, where
he was also the league's top scorer. He
now returns to Swedish soccer after spells
with Hebei China Fortune and Henan
Songshan Longmen of the Chinese elite.