Sheriff sign two new players

Sheriff Tiraspol continue to sign new players. The leader of the national football championship signed contracts with two more players – Moldovan halfback Alexandru Dedov and Bolivian striker Darwin Rios, Info-Prim Neo reports. Alexandru Dedov, 22, last year played for Dacia Chisinau with which he became champion of Moldova and the winner of the Super Cup. Darwin Rios, 20, was borrowed from the Bolivian team Guabira for this year. He is a player of the national Bolivian squad. This is the third transfer for Sheriff this winter. At the end of December, the team signed Portuguese fullback Joao Pereira. The official website of Sheriff informs that the team’s scorer this season Benjamin Balima extended his contract. Currently, the halfback from Burkina Faso, together with fellow member Florent Rouamba, are preparing with the country’s national team for the Africa Cup of Nations that starts on January 16. On January 13, Sheriff will play a preparatory match against FC Tiraspol, while in a week they will go to Turkey for two weeks to train.