NEWS

The Japan squad to play against Yemen in an AFC Asian Cup qualifier, in Sana’a on January 6, was announced Monday.

Squad:
Goalkeepers—Shusaku Nishikawa (Oita Trinita), Shuichi Gonda (FC Tokyo)
Defenders—Naoya Kikuchi (Oita Trinita), Tomoaki Makino (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Kosuke Ota (Shimizu S-Pulse), Maya Yoshida (Nagoya Grampus), Taisuke Muramatsu (Shonan Bellmare), Gotoku Sakai (Albirex Niigata)
Midfielders—Yosuke Kashiwagi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Takashi Inui (Cerezo Osaka), Mu Kanazaki (Oita Trinita), Takuya Aoki (Omiya Ardija), Kazuya Yamamura (Ryutsu Keizai University), Naoki Yamada (Urawa Reds), Takuji Yonemoto (FC Tokyo)
Forwards—Sota Hirayama (FC Tokyo), Kazuma Watanabe (Yokohama F. Marinos), Kensuke Nagai (Fukuoka University), Yuya Osako (Kashima Antlers)
Coach—Takeshi Okada