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Fans Attack Keita’s Home In Conakry Over AFCON Struggles
Fans back in home have attacked Naby Keita’s house in Conakry, the capital of Guinea to event their frustrations with the player’s AFCON struggles.
The house was besieged by angry youths over the weekend, with the frustrated group was reported to have accused Keita’s relatives of witchcraft.
“We sent a team of policemen to a house at Coleah in Conakry to restore calm after some youths attempted acts of riotous conduct in a house believed to be the family home of footballer Naby Keita,” a police source based in Conakry was qouted to have said by the BBC.
Keita, who is expected back in Egypt from Liverpool on Wednesday, has also been reported by the BBC to have reacted to the incident, denouncing those “who want to divide his family”.
The former RB Leipzig midfielder was flown to Liverpool on Sunday night for further examinations by club doctors, following his inability to participate in Guinea’s last Africa Cup of Nations group stage match against Burundi.
The 24-year-old suffered a groin injury in Liverpool’s Champions League semifinal clash against Barcelona on May 1, and was initially ruled of the Afcon finals in Egypt.
After playing against Nigeria, a match in which he struggled, he has not been able to help Guinea’s quest at the tournament as they prepare to face Algeria in the round of 16 on Sunday.
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