South Africa line up Bolivia test

Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira's desire to organise more regular matches for South Africa has seen the 2010 World Cup hosts announce a friendly later this month against Bolivia.

Bafana Bafana will host the South Americans on 28 March, just days after returning from an African Nations Cup qualifier in Chad on 25 March.

The venue, either Durban or Johannesburg, is being finalised later this week.

Parreira, who took over as South Africa's coach in January, called for frequent friendlies as he seeks to put a team together for the next World Cup finals.

The match in Chad marks the Brazilian coach's official debut as coach but South Africa will turn out a team of local players on Tuesday in a friendly against neighbours Swaziland in Johannesburg.

The match has been described as a "training game" and is not being regarded as an official international, the South African Football Association said.

Both Chad and South Africa are looking to reach next year's Nations Cup finals from Group 11 of qualifying.

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