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Paraguay squad for South Africa friendly

Reuters - Friday 26 March 2010, 01:56

ASUNCION - Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino named a 20-man squad on Thursday for a friendly against World Cup hosts South Africa next week.

The match, Paraguay's last at home in Asuncion before the June 11-July 11 finals, will be played at the Defensores del Chaco stadium on March 31.

Paraguay, who are in Group F with holders Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia, will meet Ireland, Ivory Coast and Greece in further warm-ups in late May and early June.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Victor Centurion (Tacuary), Joel Silva (Guarani)

Defenders: Carlos Bonet (Olimpia), Paulo Da Silva (Sunderland), Cesar Benitez (Cerro Porteno), Julio Manzur (Olimpia), Pedro Benitez (Atletico Mineiro), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo), Blas Caceres (Olimpia)

Midfielders: Marcos Riveros (Nacional, Paraguay), Osvaldo Hobecker (Rubio Nu), Jorge Moreira (Libertad), Jonathan Santana (VfL Wolfsburg), Rodrigo Rojas (River Plate), Hernan Perez (Villarreal), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Junior), Marcelo Estigarribia (Newell's Old Boys)

Forwards: Nestor Ayala (Tigre), Guillermo Beltran (Nacional, Paraguay), Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad)

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