Naby Keita reportedly tested positive for COVID-19

Naby Keita is one of five players from the Guinea national team to have tested positive for COVID-19, according to reports in the Liverpool midfielder's native country.

Keita was absent as Guinea sealed a 2-1 victory over Cape Verde in their first of two friendlies in Portugal this month, though it was initially claimed he was on the bench.

This remained unconfirmed, however, with no details released regarding the win bar those who started for Didier Six’s side and the goalscorers.

Now, though, it has emerged that Keita and four of his team-mates tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and have been in quarantine since.

Foot224, a reliable source when it comes to Guinean football, claim that Keita underwent tests on Wednesday, with the results returned on Friday, before a secondary test confirmed his case on Sunday.

Keita was joined by Francois Kamano, Ibrahima Kone, Ibrahima Camara and Florentin Pogba in testing positive, and follows Liverpool team-mates Kostas Tsimikas, Thiago, Sadio Mane and Xherdan Shaqiri in having the virus.