18.03.2025 16:20
The Malian footballer Maharafa Tandina, who was brought to Beşiktaş's U19 team as the "Star of the Future" in 2015-2016, married Elif Başak, with whom he fell in love during his time in Turkey, after years of being together. The 27-year-old Tandina, who became a son-in-law in İzmit, also retired from football in 2024.
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During the winter transfer period, an interesting story emerged about the Malian footballer Maharafa Tandina, who is currently 27 years old and was similarly brought into the youth system by Beşiktaş in 2015, investing in young talents like Keny Arroyo and Elan Ricardo.
INTRODUCED AS "THE STAR OF THE FUTURE" BUT COULDN'T BECOME ONE
Maharafa, announced with the video "Let's get to know the star of the future, Maharafa Tandina" on Beşiktaş's official YouTube account, left the black-and-white team in 2017 to transfer to the Slovenian team Sampion Celje. After that, the Malian player traveled through Balkan countries, playing for Mladost Kakanj (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and FC Shkupi (North Macedonia), and took a 2-year break from football in 2020. Deciding to return to the green fields in 2022, Tandina played for the Kosovo representative KF Liria and transferred to the Georgian team FC Samtredia, but became clubless at the beginning of 2024.
INSTEAD, HE BECAME A SON-IN-LAW IN IZMIT
Although Maharafa Tandina's football career did not progress brightly, he fell in love with a Turkish woman and became a son-in-law in Izmit. Maharafa took a significant step in his life during his football career that started at Beşiktaş, meeting and falling in love with Elif Başak. Although he left Turkey, Tandina, who did not part ways with his girlfriend, proposed to Elif, who shares snippets of their relationship on YouTube under the username "@hedwigellie", in 2023. They got engaged shortly after, and towards the end of 2024, they got married.
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