It has been decided that Norio Sasaki, who led Japan to the first championship in the 2011 World Cup, will be appointed to the top of the women's committee, which is responsible for strengthening "Nadeshiko Japan", the representative of women at the Japan Football Association.
This was decided by the board of directors of the Japan Football Association held on the 18th, and Mr. Sasaki will be appointed as the women's chairman on the 5th of next month.
Mr. Sasaki is 63 years old.
In 2008, he became the director of the Japan women's national team "Nadeshiko Japan" and led to the first victory in the 2011 World Cup. I pulled it up to.
With the rise of Europeans, Nadeshiko Japan lost to the Netherlands in the first round of the final tournament in the adult World Cup, and also lost to Sweden in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, which was expected to win medals, and finished in the final 8 and took office last month. We are making a new start under the supervision of Futoshi Ikeda.
Mr. Sasaki commented through Omiya Ardija VENTUS of the WE League, who is the general manager, "I made this decision with the understanding of the club in order for Japanese women's soccer to aim for the best in the world again."