NEWS

The Futsal Japan squad to tour Spain early next month was announced on Monday.

The 17-member squad features Kensuke Takahashi of Spanish club Caja Segovia – who Japan will meet in a friendly match on March 23 in Segovia – and Akira Yoshida of Italian club Orvieto.
In addition, the squad features four players from F. League champions Nagoya Oceans, including Hisamitsu Kawahara and Kenichiro Kogure.
Following the Caja Segovia game, Japan, guided by Spaniard Miguel Rodrigo, are scheduled to play three other games in Segovia – against Intermovistar on March 24, Valverde on March 25 and Carnicer Torrejon on March 30 – before moving on to the La Plaza de Toros tournament in the northern Spanish city of La Rioja from April 1.
In the four-nation friendly tournament, Japan will play hosts Spain on April 1, Italy on April 2 and Romania on April 3.

Squad:
Goalkeepers—Hisamitsu Kawahara (Nagoya Oceans), Jun Fujiwara (Shriker Osaka), Kenichiro Kogure (Nagoya Oceans), Takanori Kamisawa (Fuchu Athletic F.C.), Yusuke Komiyama (Bardral Urayasu), Tetsuya Murakami (Shriker Osaka), Kensuke Takahashi (Caja Segovia), Kazunori Sugawara (Espolada Hokkaido), Mitsuyoshi Matsumiya (Shriker Osaka), Wataru Kitahara (Nagoya Oceans), Reo Yokoe (Pescadola Machida), Nobuya Osodo (Vasagey Oita), Takashi Bruno Hatakeyama (Nagoya Oceans), Shota Hoshi (Bardral Urayasu), Tomoaki Watanabe (Stellamigo Iwate Hanamaki), Akira Yoshida (Orvieto), Kazuhiro Nibuya (Vasagey Oita)
Coach—Miguel Rodrigo