Xanthi welcome Olisadebe

UEFA Cup contenders Skoda Xanthi FC have signed Nigerian-born striker Emmanuel Olisadebe, with the Polish international agreeing a two-year contract.

Out of contract
The 27-year-old has been without a club since playing two matches for English Premiership side Portsmouth FC last spring. Prior to that, he had spent five seasons with Athens giants Panathinaikos FC, scoring 24 goals in 73 league games, having previously represented KSP Polonia Warszawa. As Greece's fifth-placed team in 2005/06, Xanthi start their UEFA Cup campaign in the first round.