Announcing the members of the Soccer East Asian Championship Marinos Nakagawa was first elected on December 4, 17:13
This month, 22 Japanese national team members from the East Asian Championship in Korea were announced, and Nakagawa Teruto, the top player in the J-League scoring ranking, was selected for the first time in the Yokohama F. Marinos forward.
Japan, ranked 28th in the world ranking, will face the 75th-ranked China, 139th Hong Kong, and 41st Korea in the East Asian Championship, which will open in Korea on the 10th of this month.
On the 4th, Director Yasushi Mori held a press conference in Tokyo and announced 22 members who will be attending the tournament.
Among them, Nakagawa who was the top scorer in the J League in F. Marinos's forward was selected for the first time.
Twelve people from the Tokyo Olympics under the age of 22 entered, and nine people were selected for the first time, including Kei Tanaka from Kawasaki Frontale and Koki Ogawa from Mito Holy Hock.
“Our athletes from the Tokyo Olympics were chosen because they wanted to grow further by experiencing this tournament.“ Experienced players with no age restrictions encouraged young players to play their own growth and experience. I would like the players and teams to gain experience in order to thicken the player base while keeping an eye on the results at the tournament. "