Japan U23 squad announced for South Africa friendly

Japan U23 squad announced for South Africa friendly

The Japan Football Association on Monday announced the Japan Under-23 squad for next week’s Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against South Africa.

All 21 members hail from J.League sides, with FC Tokyo, Albirex Niigata, and Kashiwa Reysol contributing three players each.

The match at Matsumotodaira Stadium in Nagano will be the final domestic appearance of Japan’s U23 team before they begin training for the upcoming Rio Olympics.

Goalkeepers
1 Masatoshi Kushibiki (Kashima Antlers)
12 Kosuke Nakamura (Kashiwa Reysol)

Defenders
2 Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo)
4 Ken Matsubara (Albirex Niigata)
5 Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers)
6 Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo)
15 Mavashi Kamekawa (Avispa Fukuoka)
19 Genta Miura (Shimizu S-Pulse)
20 Shinnosuke Nakatani (Kashiwa Reysol)

Midfielders
3 Wataru Endo (Urawa Reds)
7 Riki Harakawa (Kawasaki Frontale)
8 Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale)
10 Shinya Yajima (Fagiano Okayama)
11 Gakuto Notsuda (Albirex Niigata)
14 Yuto Toyokawa (Fagiano Okayama)
17 Yosuke Ideguchi (Gamba Osaka)
18 Junya Ito (Kashiwa Reysol)

Forwards
9 Musashi Suzuki (Albirex Niigata)
13 Shoya Nakajima (FC Tokyo)
16 Takuma Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
21 Ado Onaiwu (JEF United Chiba)

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