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Mark Wakefield

What Naby Keita did during Guinea goal celebration as Liverpool midfielder goes viral

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has gone viral with his celebration after a goal for Guinea.

The Reds midfielder is currently away with his country in Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Guinea and Keita played their first match of the tournament on Monday, as they claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Malawi.

Keita played the full 90 minutes in the contest, and also wore the captain’s armband for Guinea.

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After Issiaga Sylla opened the scoring for Guinea, several outfield players came together to perform a brief dance in celebration.

After a few seconds, Keita joined the celebrations and took part, before appearing to point to his head, indicating that he wanted his team-mates to remain focused.

Keita is one of three Liverpool players away for the tournament, with Sadio Mane with Senegal and Mohamed Salah representing Egypt.

The Liverpool midfielder is expected to next be in action when Guinea take on Senegal on Friday, who are likely to have Mane in their side.

Mane scored a stoppage time penalty for Senegal against Zimbabwe on Monday, as they won 1-0 in their opening match.

Salah and Egypt are set to play their opening match of the tournament on Tuesday afternoon, with Nigeria their first opponents.

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