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Japan names squad for U23 Asian championship

Xinhua, December 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Japan head coach Makoto Teguramori on Friday named 21 players for next month's Under-23 Asian Championship in Qatar, also a qualifying tournament for Rio Olympics.

Squad:

Goalkeepers - Masatoshi Kushibiki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Daichi Sugimoto (Kyoto Sanga), Kosuke Nakamura (Avispa Fukuoka)

Defenders - Ken Matsubara (Albirex Niigata), Ryosuke Yamanaka (Kashiwa Reysol), Masashi Kamekawa (Fukuoka), Tatsuki Nara (FC Tokyo), Sei Muroya (Meiji University), Takuya Iwanami (Vissel Kobe), Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers)

Midfielders - Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale), Wataru Endo (Shonan Bellmare), Riki Harakawa (Kyoto), Shinya Yajima (Fagiano Okayama), Shoya Nakajima (FC Tokyo), Takumi Minamino (Salzburg), Yosuke Ideguchi (Gamba Osaka)

Forwards - Yuya Kubo (Young Boys), Musashi Suzuki (Mito Hollyhock), Takuma Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Ado Onaiu (JEF United Chiba)

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