Kuban Sign French Veteran Cisse

[Folami David]

Kuban Krasnodar have signed former Queen Park Rangers and French international Djibril Cisse on a one-year deal, the Russian Premier League club reported on Thursday.
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The 31-year-old striker's contract has an option of a one-year extension. No financial details of the deal were disclosed. Last month Cisse parted company with QPR, relegated to the English Championship, "by mutual consent".
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Cisse, who collected 41 caps and scored nine goals for France,, said he was happy to join the Russian top flight side.
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"I talked to Samuel Eto'o and Florent Sinama- Pongolle, who both have experience of playing in Russia, before I agreed to join Kuban," he said.
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"They told me that there's plenty of skilled and talented players in Russia and the overall level of the league has risen a great deal in recent years."
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Cisse has previously played for Auxerre and Marseille, English sides Liverpool, Sunderland and QPR, Italian Serie A outfit Lazio and Panathinaikos in Greece.
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Last season Kuban finished fifth in the Russian league to qualify the club from the southern city Krasnodar for the Europa League.