Archive for the ‘Cyprus National Team’ Category

The Cyprus Football Association Awards 2012 were announced today. APOEL and AEK won the excellence in football award for their performances in Champions League and Europa League respectively. They also announced the voting results between all the managers in Cyprus for the following: Best young footballer: Valentinos Sielis of Anorthosis Best footballer: Ailton Almeida of APOEL Best manager: Ivan Jovanovic of APOEL On national team contribution the results were: Anorthosis   Read More ...

Yiannakis Okkas – Cyprus Captain Tribute Share on Linkedin Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend

In a game watched by several footballing “celebrities” like APOEL’s Jovanovic,  retired Okkas and Omonia’s Larkou Cyprus showed improvement as well as passion against the Serbians. Serbia started well but Cyprus looked confident on the ball and had a solid midfield with Sielis stealing the show and keeping all the attacks out of his half. The game was quite even but not fast paced and the ball was mostly in   Read More ...

At the age of 19, Okkas was called into the Cypriot national team, and remained a regular fixture in the following decade, passing the 50-cap mark in 2003. He scored three goals in his side’s failed attempts to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, and was also on target in Euro 2004′s qualifying stage, notably against France, in which Cyprus lost 1-2, but with fine displays from Okkas, including a   Read More ...

Nikos Nioplias has called on the services of 23 players for Cyprus’s friendly game against Serbia. The game will be played in GSZ in Larnaca on the 29th of February. Find a list below of the players called: AEK: Jason Demetriou, Nestoras Mitidis. AEL: Marios Nicholaou Alki: Sinisa Dobrasinovic Anagennisis Deryneias: Christakis Mastrou Anorthosis: Valentinos Sielis APOEL: Nektarios Alexandrou, Constantinos Charalambides, Marinos Satsias, Anthos Solomou, Tassos Kissas Apollon: George Merkis,   Read More ...

Georgios Pelagias is A Cypriot defender  born on 10/5/1985. He started his career in 2000 with Olympiakos in Nicosia. With 52 appearances in six years he showed some solid defending and scored three goals for his team. This attracted interest from Greek side AO Kerkyra who acquired his services in 2006 for four years giving him 77 appearances before he moved on to Italy for Atletico Roma but only achieved   Read More ...

Cyprus vs France Okkas Goal Share on Linkedin Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend

Cyprus National Football Team Glory Moments Share on Linkedin Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend

Portugal vs Cyprus 4-4 Highlights It was a great night and a great game to watch. Shame it wasn’t accompanied by an equal performance in Cyprus. Share on Linkedin Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend