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L'Hostis in for Keita for France

Thursday, July 23, 2009 by Andrew Haslam

France have called goalkeeper Franck L'Hostis into their UEFA European Under-19 Championship squad after first-choice Abdoulaye Keita was ruled out of the rest of the tournament having dislocated his left shoulder.

France goalkeeper Abdoulaye Keita at the end of the Serbia match
France goalkeeper Abdoulaye Keita at the end of the Serbia match ©Sportsfile

France have called goalkeeper Franck L'Hostis into their UEFA European Under-19 Championship squad after first-choice Abdoulaye Keita was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a dislocated shoulder.

Training injury
FC Girondins de Bordeaux goalkeeper Keita was part of the side that kicked off their Group B challenge with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in Mariupol on Monday, but will now miss the remainder of the finals in Ukraine having damaged his left shoulder in training. The 18-year-old will be replaced by AS Monaco's L'Hostis, 19, who will compete with Rémi Pillot of AS Nancy-Lorraine to play in the remaining two Group B games, against Turkey on Friday and Spain three days later.

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