Bart-Williams signs for APOEL

CYPRUS champions APOEL have signed former England international Chris Bart-Williams on a free transfer.

31-year-old Bart-Williams, who has been released by Charlton Athletic, last season played for Ipswich Town, where he won the praise of the coach Joy Royle. Talking to the club’s official website following a one month extension to his loan transfer, the Ipswich manager said, “I’ve spoken with Charlton boss Alan Curbishley and he has agreed that we can extend Chris’ loan spell for another month. Chris has made a great contribution for us. I am delighted he will be able to stay with us longer.”

The England center back, who was born in Sierra Leone, made a name for himself during the nineties, particularly during his days at Nottingham Forrest, before switching to Charlton. He played for England in the 1992 UEFA European Championships in Sweden.

Bart-Williams passed a medical in Nicosia last night and has signed a one-year deal with APOEL following the nod from coach Ivan Jovanovic. APOEL got their championship off to a flying start last weekend with a 5-1 hammering of Alki Larnaca at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium. The highlight of the evening was the hat trick from newly signed striker Marios Neophytou.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.