Cancellation of the soccer Olympics strengthening game March 6 18:08
The Japan Football Association has announced that Japan's representatives of the Tokyo Olympics will cancel two enhancement games against Africans scheduled for late this month.
Japan's national team, under the age of 23, the soccer Tokyo Olympics, was scheduled to play a strengthening match in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, South Africa on the 27th of this month and in C コ ー ト te d'Ivoire in Fukuoka on the 30th.
The Japan Football Association announced on June 6 that the two games will be canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Last month, the South African Football Association received a document confirming the status of infection in Japan over the enhanced match, and overseas media reported that South Africa would not send players to Japan. Showed the idea of doing.
With the cancellation of this strengthening game, the Japanese national team will lose an important opportunity to deepen the coordination between the athletes who were the issues.
Coach Mori Yasuichi commented, "It's awkward. I want to pursue the best for the athletes and teams while assuming every situation to achieve the goals and please everyone at the Tokyo Olympics." You.
The Japanese representatives of the Tokyo Olympics will have a training camp in Fukushima in May, an international tournament in France in June, and a camp in Hyogo in July.