Sheriff Tiraspol announce squad for Europa League

Moldova's champions Sheriff Tiraspol have announced their squad to compete in the 09/10 Europa League, containing 30 players, among whom 8 youngsters trained by the club's nursery, Info-Prim Neo reports. Sheriff squad in full: [Goalkeepers:] 25 - Alexandru Melenciuc, 1 – Stanislav Namasco , 12 – Dmitri Stajila; [Defenders:] 30 - Vladimir Brankovic (Serbia), 2 - Sergio Da Costa (Brazil), 18 - Constantin Dorian Arbanas (Romania), 15 - Igor Karpovich (Belarus), 24 - Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (Togo), 28 - Jose Nadson (Brazil), 5 -Vaja Tarhnisvili (Georgia), 4 - Andrei Verbetchi, 20 - Rustam Tsynia (Ukraine), 13 – Serghei Dulgher, 6 - Alexandru Scripcenco, 16 – Artiom Haciaturov; [Midfielders:] 14 - Balima Benjamin Wilfred (Burkina Faso), 27 - Bulat Vitalie, 3 - Volkov Vladimir (Serbia), 7 - Corneencov Andrei, 22 - Rodriguez Luis Antonio (Argentina), 17 - Rouamba Florent (Burkina Faso), 11 - Suvorov Alexandr, 19 - Truhanov Victor, 23 - Costandachi Vadim, 26 - Gheorghiev Serghei [Forwarders:] 21 - Amat Andre Diedhiou (Senegal), 10 - Alexandr Erokhin (Russia), 88 - Alexei Kuciuk (Belarus), 9 - Jymmy Franca (Brazil), 8 – Constantin Mandricenco. The Tiraspol-based club is coached by Belorussian manager Leonid Kuciuk. Sheriff competes in group H, alongside Twente (the Netherlands), Steaua Bucuresti (Romania), and Fenerbahce SK (Turkey). Sheriff's first game is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, in Bucharest against Steaua.