Since the Guinea - Morocco match (in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup) on Monday was canceled on Sunday and the Moroccans took a plane the same evening to their country, the French clubs concerned, organized jointly, are working to "Set up a private plane to bring back the (Guinean) players" and "get everyone back as soon as possible," said a source close to these clubs quoted by AFP.
Among the 24 Guinean players summoned by their French coach Didier Six, five play in France: defenders Issiaga Sylla (Toulouse), Florentin Pogba (Sochaux), Abdoulaye Sylla (Nantes), Saidou Sow (Saint-Etienne) and striker Mohamed Bayo (Clermont), current Ligue 1 co-top scorer with 3 goals.
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According to RMC, there was talk for a while that the Guineans left on Sunday evening in the same plane as the Moroccans, an attempt that was unsuccessful for health reasons.
Finally, the clubs would have chartered a plane which, still according to RMC, will take off from Guinea on Tuesday noon and land at Le Bourget airport around 8 p.m.
“We wondered how to bring our players back as quickly and safely as possible,” a club officer told RMC.
They were in a sheltered hotel anyway. "
Housed at the Sheraton Grand Conakry away from the city center, the Guinean delegation stayed far from the theater of events, unlike Vahid Halilodzic's team, installed in the city close to the presidential palace targeted by the putschists .
"There is no feeling of insecurity
," Didier Six told L'Equipe at midday on Monday.
It is not a state of war.
We are especially trying to bring in the players so that they can join their clubs.
The people here are handling it all very well.
Humanitarian and commercial flights are resuming so it should happen quite quickly.
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In England, Liverpool have confirmed to be mobilized to proceed with the return of their midfielder Naby Keita.
"He is doing well and is safe," said a spokesperson for the club.
We are in constant contact with Naby and have had regular exchanges with the management of his national team.
Clearly, the situation there is changing, and we will continue our dialogue with the authorities to bring Naby back to Liverpool safely as soon as possible. ”
A new date must be communicated shortly for the holding of this meeting.