NEWS

The Japan Under-17 squad to play in the International Youth Tournament in Niigata slated for July 18-20 was announced on Tuesday.

Guided by Yutaka Ikeuchi, the young Japanese side will play their counterparts from Slovakia on July 18, a Niigata XI on July 19 and Mexico on July 20, as part of their preparations for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, which will take place from late October to mid-November.
The 19-member squad will get together on July 14 to prepare for the annual international friendly tournament in Niigata.

Squad:
Goalkeepers—Koki Matsuzawa (Ryutsu Keizau Univ. Kashiwa High School), Shuhei Matsubara (Consadole Sapporo youth U-18)
Defenders—Ryuki Nakajima (Aomori Yamada High School), Kento Sugino (Tokai Gakuen High School), Takuya Okamoto (Urawa Reds youth), Yusuke Kanaami (Nagoya Grampus U-18), Hikaru Kishi (Nagoya Grampus U-18), Takashi Akiyama (Vissel Kobe youth), Ken Matsubara (Oita Trinita U-18)
Midfielders—Keisuke Kanda (Kashima Antlers youth), Toru Matsuuchi (Higashi Fukuoka High School), Taisuke Miyazaki (Omiya Ardija youth), Gaku Shibasaki (Aomori Yamada High School), Kota Sameshima (Kagoshima Josei High School), Keisuke Kawanami (Seiryo High School), Koji Takano (Tokyo Verdy youth)
Forwards—Takuto Haraguchi (Gamba Osaka youth), Ryo Miyaichi (Chukyo Univ. Chukyo High School), Yuji Ono (Yokohama F. Marinos youth)
Coach—Yutaka Ikeuchi