MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Panama manager Thomas Christiansen has mixed youth with experience in a provisional 25-man squad for this month's friendly against Peru, the Central American country's football federation said on Friday.
The squad includes young forwards Newton Williams and Ismael Diaz as well as seasoned veterans such as Armando Cooper, Gabriel Torres and Anibal Godoy.
The match will be played in Peruvian capital Lima on January 16.
Both teams will use the friendly as preparation for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Panama face Costa Rica, Jamaica and Mexico in late January and early February while Peru will clash with Colombia and Ecuador in the same period.
Following is the provisional Panama squad:
Goalkeepers: Luis Mejia, Orlando Mosquera, Jorginho Frias, Cesar Samudio.
Defenders: Cesar Blackman, Eric Davis, Azmahar Ariano, Luis Asprilla, Jorge Gutierrez, Samir Ramirez, Harold Cummings, Jean Sanchez.
Midfielders: Anibal Godoy, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Omar Browne, Armando Cooper, Victor Griffith, Freddy Gondola, Irving Gudino, Cristian Quintero, Victor Medina, Cristian Martinez.
Forwards: Gabriel Torres, Newton Williams, Ismael Diaz. ■