Hosoya and 26 other members of the Japan national team for the U-23 soccer warm-up match announced

Highlights: The 26 members of the Japanese men's soccer team under the age of 23, who will be playing the last warm-up match before the final Asian qualifiers with the aim of participating in the Paris Olympics, have been announced. The Japanese under-23 national team will play the Mali national team in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture on March 22nd. They will play against the Ukrainian national team on March 25th. The final Asian qualifying round was held in Qatar from April to May with 16 teams participating, with Japan competing in the first league.

[NHK] The 26 Japanese men's soccer players under the age of 23 who will be playing the last warm-up match before the final Asian qualifiers with the aim of participating in the Paris Olympics have been announced...

The 26 members of the Japanese men's soccer team under the age of 23, who will be playing the last warm-up match before the final Asian qualifiers with the aim of participating in the Paris Olympics, have been announced, including Shindai Hosoya, who has experience playing on the Japanese national team, which has no age limit, and J1 FC Tokyo's 20-year-old captain, Kuo Matsuki, was selected.

The Japanese under-23 national team, who will be participating in the Asian final qualifying round starting in April with a chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics, will play the Mali national team in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture on March 22nd as their last warm-up match before the final qualifying round on March 25th. will play against the Ukrainian national team in Kitakyushu City.

Coach Tsuyoshi Oiwa held a press conference in Tokyo on the 15th and announced the 26-man lineup for the warm-up match.

Among them, the core players of this generation were selected to represent Japan without age restrictions, including Hosoya, a forward from Reysol who participated in this year's Asian Cup, and Matsuki, a 20-year-old midfielder who is the captain of FC Tokyo. I did.

A total of four players were selected from FC Tokyo: goalkeeper Taishi Brandon Nozawa, defender Katsumi Bangunagunde, and forward Ryotaro Araki.

In addition, five overseas players were selected, including midfielder Joru Chima Fujita, who plays for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian First Division, and Rihito Yamamoto.

The final Asian qualifying round for the Paris Olympics was held in Qatar from April to May with 16 teams participating, with Japan competing in the first league against South Korea,

UAE, and China. We will compete against each other.

Those who finish in the top three at this tournament will qualify for the Olympics, and those who finish fourth will go to a playoff against the African national team for a spot in the Olympics.

Coach Tsuyoshi Oiwa “It was a good preparation to clarify the points to correct in the warm-up game”

Tsuyoshi Oiwa, head coach of Japan's under-23 national team, said, ``The Mali and Ukraine teams we will be playing against in the warm-up match are strong teams that have already qualified for the Paris Olympics.The two games made it clear what needs to be corrected. "I want to do well and prepare well for the final qualifying round," he said with enthusiasm.

Regarding Shindai Hosoya, who played in the Asian Cup as a member of the Japanese national team without any age limit, he said, ``I hope that he can fulfill his role as a center forward and pass on his past experiences to the other players, which will help us as a team.'' It will be very powerful," he said, expressing his expectations.

Warm-up match U-23 Japan national team members 26 members

These are the 26 members of the Japanese national team, aged 23 and under, who will be playing their final warm-up match before the final Asian qualifiers to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

[GK (3 people)]

▽Reo Kokubo Brian (23) of Benfica in the Portuguese First Division

▽Kazuteru Fujita (23) of J2 JEF Chiba

▽Brandon Nozawa Taishi of J1 FC Tokyo (21)

[DF (9 people)]

▽Takashi Uchino of Düsseldorf in the German second division league (23)

▽Ayumu Ohata of J1 Urawa Reds (22)

▽Takaya Nishio of J1 Cerezo Osaka (22)

▽Kafumi Bangunagunde of J1 FC Tokyo (22)

▽ J1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's Haruya Baba (22)

▽J1 Gamba Osaka's Riku Handa (22)

▽J1 Kashiwa Reysol's Daiki Sekine (21) ▽

J1 Jubilo Iwata's Kaion Suzuki (21)

▽J1 Kawasaki Frontale Kodai Takai (19)

[MF (9 people)]

▽Yu Hirakawa of J1 FC Machida Zelvia (23)

▽Fuuki Yamada of J1 Tokyo Verdy (22)

▽Keiyoshi Sato of Bremen (German First Division) (22)

▽Souta Kawasaki of J1 Kyoto Sanga (22)

▽ Belgian 1st Division Sint-Truiden's Rihito Yamamoto (22)

▽Belgium 1st Division Sint-Truiden's Chima Fujita (22)

▽J1 Albirex Niigata's Yota Omi (21)

▽J1 Shonan Bellmare's Tanaka Satoshi (21)

▽J1 FC Tokyo's Kuo Matsuki (20)

[FW (5 people)]

▽J1 FC Machida Zelvia's Shota Fujio (22)

▽J1 Kashiwa Reysol's Masahiro Hosoya (22)

▽J1 Tokyo Verdy's Yuzuki Someno (22)

▽J1 Yokohama F. Marinos' Asahi Uenaka (22)

▽Ryotaro Araki (22) of J1 FC Tokyo