CWMBRAN Town has taken its recent recruitment drive to 10 in just over a week - with another likely to be named soon once international clearance has been obtained.

Once again Spanish boss Guillermo Ganet has delved deep into his extensive catalogue of London-based players born overseas as he tries to inject life into the Crows' ailing bid for first-time promotion back to the top-flight Principality Welsh Premier League.

The club has announced that Ganet has this week brought in: l Benjamin Bristow, a 23-year-old born in Ghana whose last club was Remnet FC.

l Ese Oduko, who hails from Nigeria and is a 25-year-old who has joined from Croydon Athletic.

l Ivory Coast-product Sosthene Guei, 24 who links up with the Crows from Enfield.

l Raney Duncan, a 27-year-old Jamaican, previously with Crawley Town.

l London-born Leon Clarke, 24, who previously appeared with Battersea Ironsides in the English capital.

The five newcomers arrive hard on the heels of: l Ohmar Pike, a 17-year-old from Jamaica previously with London League outfit Cuitural l Uwa Ogbodu, a 29-year-old from Nigeria who arrives via Conference South side Basingstoke Town l England-born Oliver Collins, aged 25 who has experience with Ryman League Division One outfit Moseley l Frenchman Tidiany Kone, a 25-year-old brought in from French League club Lilas FC l Michael Makasi, a 21-year-old English-born player who has appeared in the MacWhirter Welsh League with student side UWIC.

Ganet took over in pre-season and brought a whole bunch of players from his London-based academy to train and play alongside a handful of locals.

However since, the Crows have effectively lost an entire team with Rasul Abdul, Azeez Akinbolu, Roland Duo, Mark McGibbon, Moses Molongo, Gareth Mouncher, Jean-Black Ngody, Christopher Omuta, Shola Oyinloye, Ohene Quinhare, and Gareth Williams all departing.

All 10 newcomers are available for selection for Saturday's away game against relegation-threatened Maesteg Park Athletic, a match the Crows must win if they are to be re-considered as genuine promotion contenders.

After maintaining the leadership of Division One following a 2-0 win over Gwent rivals Caldicot Town on October 7, the Crows have slipped down to seventh position following an horrendous run of picking up only nine points from the last 30 on offer.

They've not scored in their last five league games and have gone 460 minutes without managing a goal.