On Wednesday 22 May, JFA Women's Committee Chairman SASAKI Norio and Head Coach IKEDA Futoshi held a press conference at JFA House to announce the 22-member squad of Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) for the international friendlies against New Zealand Women's National Team in Spain.

The squad is mainly made up of members selected at the 2024 SheBelieves Cup in April, including SEIKE Kiko, TAKAHASHI Hana and ISHIKAWA Rion from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies, who won the WE League title for the second year in a row. Overseas players include KUMAGAI Saki (AS Roma) and MINAMI Moeka (AS Roma), who earned their 150th and 50th caps respectively for Nadeshiko Japan in April, as well as SHIMIZU Risa (West Ham United) and HASEGAWA Yui (Manchester City).

Takahashi and CHIBA Remina (Eintracht Frankfurt) returned to the national team for the first time since the final round of the Asian qualifiers for the Paris Olympics in February. Ikeda said of Takahashi: “She has recovered well from her injury, and I have seen her performances in the WE League. We know how good she is, so I thought this is the right time to call her up again," while also commenting on Chiba: “She is fulfilling her role well in her team in Germany. I believe that her ability to drive towards the goal will help us greatly.” .....

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