CNN.com - Samaras dropped from Greece squad

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ATHENS, Greece -- Holders Greece have dropped Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras from their squad for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Moldova on Saturday.

Samaras, a late substitute in the 1-0 win over Arsenal at the weekend, makes way for experienced AEK Athens striker Nikos Lyberopoulos who was left out for the friendly against England on August 16.

Striker Fanis Gekas, no longer a first choice with Panathinaikos, has also been omitted by Greece coach Otto Rehhagel, as has Xanthi defender Paraskevas Antzas.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Antonis Nikopolidis (Olympiakos), Costas Chalkias (Aris Salonika)

Defenders: Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt), Panagiotis Fyssas (Hearts), Yourkas Seitaridis (Atletico Madrid), Loukas Vintra (Panathinaikos), Georgios Anatolakis (Olympiakos), Traianos Dellas (AEK Athens),

Midfielders: Angelos Basinas (Real Mallorca), Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton), Georgios Karagounis (Benfica), Konstantinos Katsouranis (Benfica), Panagiotis Lagos (AEK Athens), Theodoros Zagorakis (PAOK Salonika), Pantelis Kafes (Olympiakos)

Forwards: Angelos Charisteas (Ajax), Ioannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Dimitrios Salpigidis (Panathinaikos), Dimitrios Papadopoulos (Panathinaikos), Nikos Lyberopoulos (AEK Athens)