FRANK Farina has named a 20-man squad for Sunday’s friendly match against South African side Supersport United.

Sasa Ognenovski has not recovered fully from recent ankle surgery and will not be risked, neither will groin victim Josh McCloughan, but striker Simon Lynch, who came through unscathed after 45 minutes against the Brisbane Strikers on Wednesday night, is expected to take part in the game.

So too is new Brazilian playmaker Marcinho and former Socceroo and Leicester City midfielder, Danny Tiatto, who will be making his much awaited debut in a Roar shirt.

Tiatto said: “It’s an important game not only for myself but for the whole team really and it’s going to be the first really competitive game against a pretty good side, so it’s going to be a tough game but it will gauge how far we’ve come in the last few months.

“At the moment I just want to go out there and get a bit of a run around so Frank will probably bring me on part way through the game. I’ve just been on the treadmill at the moment to keep myself ticking over, but I’ll be playing in the game and I’m looking forward to it,” he added.

The purpose of the game of course is to kick off the ‘Queensland Roars Against Racism’ campaign, a joint venture between Queensland Roar FC and Multicultural Affairs Queensland (MAQ). Roar boss Frank Farina said the he hopes the message hits home within the community.

“Racism is an issue throughout the world so this campaign is a great cause and a great initiative from the Queensland Government. We’re just happy to be a part of it and hopefully through the power of football we can drive the message to the wider community.

“It helps us with our football as well. This game will play an important role in our preparation for the new Hyundai A-League season and we want to put on a good show for the fans,” Farina said.

Included in the squad will be trialist Blake Charity and skilful youngster Victor Fenehia, as well as speedster Tahj Minniecon who has now returned the Roar squad following his stint at the AIS.

Both teams will be permitted to use six substitutes during the game.

Queensland Roar FC v Supersport United
Sunday 1st July 2007, 3.00pm kick off
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

Queensland Roar FC Squad:

1. Liam REDDY (gk), 2. Andrew PACKER, 3. Stuart McLAREN, 4. Victor FENEHIA, 5. REINALDO da costa 6. Marcus WEDAU, 8. Massimo MURDOCCA, 9. Simon LYNCH, 10. Ante MILICIC, 12. MARCINHO, 13. Blake CHARITY, 14. Ben GRIFFIN, 15. Matt McKAY, 16. Hyuk-Su SEO, 17. Mitch NICHOLS, 18. Robbie KRUSE, 20. Griffin McMASTER, 21. Chris GROSSMAN, 22. Danny TIATTO, 23. Tahj MINNIECON.

Supersport United FC Squad:

1. Andre Arendse (gk), 2. Ricardo Katza, 3. James MATOLA, 4. Tsietsi Mahoa, 5. Dennis Masina, 6. Siboniso Gaxa, 7. Daine Klate, 8. Richard Rantjies, 9. Katlego Mphela, 11. Teko Modise, 12. George Mofokeng, 13. Shane Poggenpoel, 17. Tony Tsabedze, 21. Katlego Mashego, 22. James Chamanga, 25. Rudi Isaacs, 26. Thabo September, 31. Dennis Onyango (gk).

Referee: Peter Green (Brisbane)

Supersport United are something of an unknown quantity to most Australian football fans, so qldroar.com.au thought we’d run through a few of the ones to watch out for at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

RICARDO KATZA (capt)
Born: 12 March 1978
Position: Defender
Squad No: 2
Joined club: 2002
Previous Club: Hellenic, Seven Stars
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 65 kg
National caps: 20

Ricardo Katza is trusted with taking penalties for Supersport United. He is also trusted for using his height during set pieces. Though he is a central defender, Katza has scored 14 goals for the club.
Katza has captained United since he joined the club in the 2002/03 season. He led the club to the Supa 8 and ABSA cup victories in 2004.
His leadership qualities saw him captaining Bafana Bafana for a few selected matches and he will soon go for trials at top German outfit FC Cologne.

KATLEGO MPHELA
Born: 29 November 1984
Position: Striker
Squad No: 9
Joined club: 2005
Previous Club: F.C Strasbourg (France), Jomo Cosmos
Height: 182cm
Weight: 74kg
National caps: 8

Since joining the club in 2005 Mphela won the top goal scorer award in 2005/2006 season. Mphela’s great form earned him a place in the National team and more top-level goals followed.
Killer, as he is known in the club, is respected for his pace, strength, skill on the ball and of course his ability to find the net.

DAINE KLATE
Born: 25 February 1985
Position: Left wing
Squad No: 7
Joined club:2004
Previous Club: Supersport, Feyenoord Youth Academy
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 59 kg
National caps: 3 senior caps, U/23 - 6, U/20 - 16, U/17 - 5

Daine Klate is the pride of Supersport United as he was promoted from the club’s youth academy. He made a name for himself as one of the free kick specialist in South African football.
Klate was voted young player of the season for two consecutive seasons. He is fast and has excellent ball skills.
Daine has represented the national team at all levels.

TEKO MODISE
Born: 22 December 1982
Position: Midfielder
Squad No: 11
Joined club: 2006
Previous Club: City Pillars, Ria Stars
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 62 kg
National caps: 3

Teko Modise joined Supersport United last season from first division team City Pillars. Winning the top goal scorer award in that division earned him a passport to join Supersport in the elite league.

Teko’s form did not go unnoticed as Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira called him to represent Bafana Bafana in the COSAFA cup games. Teko scored a brace against Mauritius resulting in Bafana Bafana winning the preliminary stage 2-0.
He is a rising star in South African football and one to watch.

DENNIS MASINA
Born: 29 May 1982
Position: Midfielder / striker
Squad No: 5
Joined club: 2002
Previous Club: Westerlo (Belgium); Bush Bucks
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 64 kg
National caps: 54

Swaziland international Dennis Masina captained his country and scored a total of 10 goals at international level.

A trickster on the ball, Masina is speedy and is known for tormenting teams with his pace. His love for finding the net has seen him score crucial goals for his team and country.