On the 3rd, the Japan Football Association (JFA) announced 26 Japanese national team members who will be competing in the East Asia E-1 Championship (7th to 16th) to be held in Chiba City from the 7th.

When asked about the team captain, manager Moriyasu Kazushi named Nagatomo Yuto (FC Tokyo), the oldest member of the 38-year-old, saying, “I want to nominate Nagatomo.”

He then expressed his hopes, “When it comes to being a captain, all 26 players want me to demonstrate leadership so much that I want them to be captain. I want them to have the desire to contribute to the team.”

He also revealed that he would like to change the game captain every three games and “want to have many players experience it.”

[Japan National Team]Members announced for the East Asia E-1 Championships Kobe Miyashiro Daishiro, Kawasaki F Yamada Arata, and others selected for the first time / list