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Liverpool's Naby Keita tests positive for coronavirus in Guinea camp - Reports

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus at the Guinea national team camp ahead of their friendly match against the Gambia.

Keita alongside Lokomotiv Moscow winger Francois Kamano, goalkeeper Ibrahima Kone, Moreirense midfielder Ibrahima Camara and Sochaux defender Florentin Pogba are the five players whose test results returned positive.

As a precautionary measure, they missed the Syli Nationale’s 2-1 victory against Cape Verde on Saturday in the Portuguese city of Albufeira.

According to Guinean publication Foot 224, the five players had their tests on Monday and their results were released on Friday which forced them into quarantine immediately.