Lyberopoulos back in Greece fold

Nikolaos Lyberopoulos has returned to the Greece squad after a seven-month absence for their opening UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier against Moldova in Chisinau on 2 September.

Experienced striker
The AEK Athens FC forward has not played for the European champions since a 1-1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on 25 January. Seeking experience, coach Otto Rehhagel has chosen the 31-year-old over Manchester City FC's Georgios Samaras and VfL Bochum 1848's Theofanis Gekas. Meanwhile, Giourkas Seitaridis has returned to fitness after missing the 4-0 friendly defeat in England and replaces Nikolaos Georgeas, while there is no call-up for Skoda Xanthi FC defender Paraskevas Antzas.

Greece squad
Goalkeepers: Antonios Nikopolidis (Olympiacos CFP), Konstantinos Halkias (Aris Thessaloniki FC).

Defenders: Traianos Dellas (AEK Athens FC), Georgios Anatolakis (Olympiacos CFP), Giourkas Seitaridis (Club Atlético de Madrid), Loukas Vintra (Panathinaikos FC), Panagiotis Fyssas (Heart of Midlothian FC), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt).

Midfielders: Konstantinos Katsouranis (SL Benfica), Pantelis Kafes (Olympiacos CFP), Angelos Basinas (RCD Mallorca), Theodoros Zagorakis (PAOK FC), Stylianos Giannakopoulos (Bolton Wanderers FC), Georgios Karagounis (SL Benfica), Panagiotis Lagos (AEK Athens FC).

Forwards: Ioannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Dimitrios Salpingidis (PAOK FC), Angelos Charisteas (AFC Ajax), Dimitrios Papadopoulos (Panathinaikos FC), Nikolaos Lyberopoulos (AEK Athens FC).