The Swope Park Rangers have added nine players on loan from Sporting Kansas City ahead of tomorrow’s USL showdown with Rio Grande Valley FC: Goalkeeper Tim Melia, defenders Ever Alvarado, Kevin Ellis and Seth Sinovic, midfielders Emmanuel Appiah, Connor Hallisey and Paulo Nagamura, and forwards Cameron Porter and Diego Rubio.
Of the nine players joining on loan, Alvarado, Ellis, Appiah and Rubio have all represented the Rangers this season, with the latter scoring in the 1-1 draw against Saint Louis FC on Aug. 3. Melia, Sinovic, Hallisey, Nagamura and Porter will be added to the SPR roster for the first time.