NEWS

The Japan Under-19 squad that will take part in the Dallas Cup from March 28 to April 4 in Dallas, Texas, was named on Tuesday.
Japan will play against Tigres of Mexico on March 28, Tottenham Hotspur of England on March 29, and local team Dallas Texas on March 31 in the group stage. The semifinals and the final are slated for April 2 and April 5, respectively.

Squad:
Goalkeepers—Keigo Omori (Fukuoka University), Kenjiro Ogino (Cerezo Osaka), Hayato Nakamura (Montedio Yamagata)
Defenders—Takuto Sato (Ryutsu Keizai University), Masaki Tanaka (Nippon Sport Science University), Takumi Abe (FC Tokyo), Ryo Hiraide (FC Tokyo), Shohei Takahashi (Tokyo Verdy), Masahiro Teraoka (Kansai University), Tatsuya Uchida (Gamba Osaka), Ken Matsubara (Oita Trinita)
Midfielders—Mitsunari Musaka (Chuo University), Taishi Taguchi (Nagoya Grampus), Koki Kiyotake (Fukuoka University), Daisuke Kikuchi (Thespa Kusatsu), Masaru Kato (Albirex Niigata), Shuto Kojima (Maebashi Ikuei High School), Yuki Horigome (Ventforet Kofu)
Forwards—Koki Arita (Vissel Kobe), Ryo Nagai (Cerezo Osaka), Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka), Kenyu Sugimoto (Cerezo Osaka U-18)
Coach—Keiichiro Nuno