Ibrahima Konate mourns death of father after missing Liverpool game vs Marseille

Ibrahima Konate missed Liverpool's Champions League clash with Marseille on Wednesday night as he was dealing with a family matter in France

Ibrahima Konate missed Liverpool's trip to Marseille(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has shared the sad news that his father Hamady has passed away.

Konate missed the Reds; Champions League clash with Marseille on Wednesday night, with the club confirming that he was elsewhere in France dealing with a family matter.

The defender shared details of Hamady's funeral on his Instagram account, along with the words "From Him we come, and to Him we return."

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