Trio back for Cyprus

Cyprus coach Angelos Anastasiadis has recalled Haris Nicolaou, Eleftherios Eleftheriou and George Nicolaou for the 15 November visit of Germany in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying.

Satsias out
The trio return to the fold for the match at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia, but two players who will be absent are the suspended APOEL FC captain Marinos Satsias and Xanthi FC midfielder Alexandros Garpozis, while Stelios Okkarides, also of APOEL, is back after overcoming a knee injury. Cyprus have three points from their first three fixtures, while Germany have a 100 per cent record from the same number of games in Group D.

Cyprus squad
Goalkeepers: Michael Morphis (APOEL FC), Antonis Georgallides (AC Omonia).

Defenders: Marios Elia (APOEL FC), Loukas Louka (Anorthosis Famagusta FC), Georgos Theodotou (AC Omonia), Lambros Lambrou (Anorthosis Famagusta FC), Stelios Okkarides (APOEL FC), Demetris Daskalakis (APOEL FC), Haris Nicolaou (AEK Larnaca FC).

Midfielders: Konstantinos Makrides (APOEL FC), Chrysostomous Michail (APOEL FC), Efstathios Aloneftis (Larissa FC), Constantinos Charalambides (PAOK FC), Elias Charalambous (PAOK FC), Eleftherios Eleftheriou (Enosis Neon Paralimni FC).

Forwards: Yiannis Okkas (Olympiacos CFP), Nektarios Alexandrou (Larissa FC), Yiasoumi Yiasoumis (PAOK FC), Michalis Konstantinou (Olympiacos CFP), Georgios Nicolaou (Olympiakos Nicosia FC).