Toshack turns to fit-again Koumas

West Bromwich Albion FC midfielder Jason Koumas has been recalled by Wales manager John Toshack for next month's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers against Slovakia and Cyprus.

Giggs worry
Koumas was left out of the squad for the Group D opener against the Czech Republic on 2 September as he was deemed unfit having missed much of pre-season training with West Brom. He has since proved his fitness, however, and will provide vital experience to a party whose captain, Ryan Giggs, is included despite being unlikely to recover from a hamstring strain before the Slovakia match in Cardiff on 7 October. He may be available to face Cyprus four days later but defenders Mark Delaney and Sam Rickets are ruled out.

Wales squad
Goalkeepers: Paul Jones (Queen's Park Rangers FC), Jason Brown (Blackburn Rovers FC), Lewis Price (Ipswich Town FC).

Defenders: Gareth Bale (Southampton FC), James Collins (West Ham United FC), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham United FC), Richard Duffy (Portsmouth FC), Rob Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Lewin Nyatanga (Derby County FC), Robert Page (Coventry City FC), Ryan Valentine (Wrexham FC).

Midfielder: Mark Jones (Wrexham FC), Andrew Crofts (Gillingham FC), Simon Davies (Everton FC), Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace FC), Jason Koumas (West Bromwich Albion FC), Carl Robinson (Norwich City FC), Joe Ledley (Cardiff City FC), David Vaughan (Crewe Alexandra FC).

Forwards: Craig Bellamy (Liverpool FC), David Cotterill (Wigan Athletic FC), Robert Earnshaw (Norwich City FC), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC), Paul Parry (Cardiff City FC).