Ibrahim Afellay called up to the Netherlands squad (PSV.nl)

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PSV midfielder Ibrahim Afellay has been called up to the Netherlands squad for the friendly away against Switzerland at the Stade de GenÃ¨ve next Wednesday night. Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is included in the squad for the first time since the 2006 World Cup after making his peace with coach Marco van Basten and Arsenal forward Robin van Persie also returns to the squad after recovering from a foot injury.
A twenty-man squad will report for training on Monday, ahead of Wednesday night's friendly against the Swiss national team. Afellay is the only PSV player in the current squad, but quite a few former PSV players have also received a call-up. Aston Villa defender Wilfred Bouma, Real Madrid leading scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy and Celtic frontman Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink , who have all made appearances in PSV colours, have been included in Van Basten's squad. Blackburn Rovers defender André Ooijer , who was selected for the provisional squad, has been dropped from the final 20-man squad.
PSV youngster Ismail Aissati has been called up to the Netherlands Under-21 squad for a 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying game against Macedonia in Skopje on Wednesday 22 August.
The Dutch squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax).
Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (Sevilla), Wilfred Bouma (Aston Villa), Urby Emanuelson (Ajax), John Heitinga (Ajax), Kew Jaliens (AZ), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburger SV), Mario Melchiot (Wigan Athletic).
Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid), Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburger SV), Demy de Zeeuw (AZ).
Forwards: Ryan Babel (Liverpool), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic).