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Olisadebe returns to Poland squad for World Cup ties [Fri Aug 26th, 2005]
Warsaw (Reuters) - Nigerian-born striker Emmanuel Olisadebe was recalled by Poland after and 18-month absence on Friday for World Cup European Group Six qualifiers against Austria and Wales next month.
The popular "Oli", who had been plagued by knee trouble, is back in form and scored two goals against Wisla Krakow to help his Greek club Panathinaikos qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Coach Pawel Janas' 25-strong squad, as expected, does not include Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek, who has an elbow injury.
Bayer Leverkusen winger Jacek Krzynowek, arguably Poland's biggest offensive threat, is included despite nursing a calf muscle strain.
Poland are two points ahead of England at the top of Group Six having played one game more.
The Poles play Austria in the southern Polish city of Chorzow on September 3 and Wales four days later in Warsaw, before heading to Old Trafford for what may prove the group decider against England on October 12.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic), Wojciech Kowalewski (Spartak Moscow), Sebastian Przyrowski (Groclin Grodzisk)
Defenders: Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Jacek Bak (Al Rayan, Qatar), Tomasz Klos (Wisla Krakow), Tomasz Rzasa (ADO Den Haag), Mariusz Jop (FK Moscow), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow), Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht), Bartosz Bosacki (Nuremberg)
Midfielder: Damian Gorawski (FK Moscow), Kamil Kosowski (Kaiserslautern), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen), Sebastian Mila, Arkadiusz Radomski (both Austria Vienna), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards: Maciej Zurawski (Celtic), Tomasz Frankowski (Wisla Krakow), Andrzej Niedzielan (NEC Nijmegen), Grzegorz Rasiak (Derby County), Emmanuel Olisadebe (Panathinaikos).
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