Mali move trying for Traore

The 24-year-old Frenchman was unlikely to be given the chance to represent Les Bleus and had hoped to follow Spurs striker Fredi Kanoute into the Mali team in time for this weekend's World Cup qualifier with Salif Diao and El-Hadji Diouf's Senegal.

However, the Reds player must now wait for his chance now that his citizenship has yet to sanctioned in time for Sunday's clash.