The Guinean Football Federation have confirmed Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita will not be taking part in their upcoming friendlies against Algeria and Ivory Coast.
Despite being sidelined through injury, the 27-year-old was called-up for international duty earlier this month. Keita hasn't featured for Liverpool since the Community Shield victory over Manchester City and wasn't named in the Champions League squad for the first half of the season, indicating he will still be sidelined for some time.
Guinea boss Kaba Diawara said two weeks ago on Keita's inclusion: “His situation is improving and he is even ahead of schedule. We took a group of 24 players precisely to give him a chance to be able to count on him because he is a very important player for us, on and off the pitch, he is our captain.
