Celebrated footballer McDonald Mariga is set to wed his longtime girlfriend and mother to his daughter in a wedding planned for next year. 

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According to a close source, Mariga, who has been playing in Spain for a few seasons now has been married to the lady but will officiate the union in a wedding next year. 

"He is married to his mixed-race wife in Italy and they have a daughter, Kenisha, together. She is very private, they are planning on getting married in Spain in Summer 2019," said the source. 

Summer in Italy begins on Friday, 21 June and ends on Monday, 23 September. So if the bride and groom to be are to choose a date it will most likely fall between those dates.

Mariga's younger brother and Kenya Captain Victor Wanyama is set to be the best man during the wedding, supporting his elder brother as he starts his family journey. 

Rumours have been flying around that Mariga has had a thing going on with Joey Muthengi, whom they have been advertising on a local betting company together.