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On Thursday 30 May, Japan Football Association (JFA) held a press conference at JFA House, where YAMAMOTO Masakuni, JFA National Team Director, and OIWA Go, head coach of U-23 Japan National Team, announced the 25 players who will take part in the U-23 Japan National Team’s tour to the USA in June.

In addition to FUJITA Joel Chima (Sint-Truidense VV) and HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol), who played active roles in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ held from mid-April to early May, a number of players playing abroad have returned to the squad, including a duo who play for Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam, SAITO Koki and MITO Shunsuke. SUZUKI Zion (Sint-Truidense VV), who has been participating in the activities of SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) since last October, was also called up for the U-23 side for the first time in a long while. SANO Kodai (NEC Nijmegen), who played in the Eredivisie, the topflight of Dutch professional football, this season, also joins the U-23 Japan National Team for the first time, a player in which Oiwa has high expectations saying, “I want to understand his characteristics and create a situation where he can play an active role in the game.” .....

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