Ibrahima Konaté and her family are going through a difficult ordeal. The defender of the France team experienced the misfortune of losing his father, Hamady Konaté. The Liverpool player announced the sad news via a Story posted on Instagram. He indicated that Salat Janaza – the funeral prayer in the Muslim religion – will be observed on Friday at the Aulnay-sous-Bois mosque.
“It is to Allah that we belong and it is to Him that we will return,” wrote the Konaté family. The 26-year-old footballer logically did not travel to Marseille for the 7th day of the C1 league phase.
Pro so his father can see him
Without their starting central defender, Liverpool won at the Stade Vélodrome in the Champions League on Wednesday evening (3-0). The reason for the absence of the French international (26 caps) is now known.
“My father is a little ill. He never came to see one of my matches. I said to myself: I have to be professional, that way he can at least see me from the TV. That was the goal, today I achieved it and I am the happiest,” Konaté revealed during an interview for Bein Sports in 2022. The Reds have a meeting with Bournemouth on Saturday for the 23rd day of the Premier League.
