Liverpool star Naby Keita on his way back to Anfield after Guinea was knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations by the Gambia

LIVERPOOL star Naby Keita has been sent back to Merseyside after Guinea’s exit from the Cup of African Nations to the Gambia.

Keita missed the suspension after receiving two penalty tickets in the group stage.

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And it was star striker Musa Barrow who broke the deadlock late in the game to send the lowest-ranked side into the quarterfinals.

The 23-year-old Bologna striker edged past Guinea’s three-man defence and fine-tuned the bottom left corner to take his tally to two.

Both teams received red cards afterwards and ended the game with ten men.

Gambia’s substitute Yusupha Njie was sent off for elbowing Ibrahima Conte.

But Conte himself then had to take the red for a second countable offense.

Next up for the Gambia will be hosts Cameroon or giant killer Comoros.

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Burkina Faso secured their spot in the quarterfinals with a penalty shootout win over Gabon.

And Tunisia took down one of the favorites, Nigeria, with a 1-0 victory.

The two African giants, Senegal and Morroco, will meet Cape Verde and Malawi, respectively, tomorrow.

And on Wednesday, Mo Salah’s Egypt meets Ivory Coast, followed by Mali vs Equatorial Guinea.