Footballer's wife launches new luxury menswear collection that Premier League stars are loving

Footballer's wife Awa Cisse has launched her debut fashion collection - and it's already causing a buzz among the sporting elite. Former volleyball champion Awa is married to Senegal international footballer Papiss Cisse, who used to play for Newcastle United.

When he was playing for the Toon, the couple decided to settle here in the north west, building their own home in Wilmslow and have loved being based here ever since. Papiss now plays for Turkish side Çaykur Rizespor and Awa has retired from professional sport so is concentrating on her own business projects.

Awa unveiled her high-end menswear brand Gods Gift at a star-studded fashion show in Cheshire last week. Guests included a host of international footballers who headed to the plush private estate Merrydale Manor in Over Peover to be the first to get a look at the new collection with a catwalk show.

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The brand’s debut collection has been created in collaboration with an undisclosed creative director, widely believed to be a high-profile name in fashion. Awa says it is already proving popular with the UK’s A-list, with part of its appeal being attributed to the shroud of secrecy around their artistic collaborations – an innovative concept thought up to afford full creative freedom to the designers involved.

The audience at the catwalk show was filled with premier league footballers including Man United's Axel Tuanzebe, Everton's Niels Nikounkou, Mbaye Diagne and retired football stars Fabrice Muamba and Quinton Fortune and BBC pundit Ashley Williams. Also spotted at the bash were Hollyoaks star David Tag and model Ebeneze plus national fashion media and industry professionals.

The debut