Keita, 36, has left AS Roma as a free agent after two years at the Stadio Olimpico, playing 20 Serie A games last season.
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AS Roma's Seydou Keita (L) jumps for the ball against Barcelona's Luis Suarez during their Champions League Group E stage match at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy , September 16, 2015. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile)
Mali midfielder Seydou Keita has signed for Qatari side El Jaish SC on a six-month deal, the Doha-based club said in a statement on Wednesday.
Keita, 36, has left AS Roma as a free agent after two years at the Stadio Olimpico, playing 20 Serie A games last season.
In four glittering years at Barcelona from 2008-12, he won three Spanish titles and two Champions League crowns.
He has also helped Mali reach four Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, including third-place finishes in 2012 and 2013.
Keita has also had spells at Olympique de Marseille, Lens, Sevilla, Valencia and Chinese side Dalian Aerbin.
