Konate gets first France call as Varane out injured
PARIS: Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has been called up to play for France for the first time with Raphael Varane ruled out injured for the world champions' final Nations League games.
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Liverpool centre back Ibrahima Konate was called up to France's senior squad for the first time on Saturday, with the 23-year-old replacing the injured Raphael Varane in their Nations League squad. The French football federation said Varane had suffered muscular pain in his left high which would rule him out of their next three games.
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