On the 3rd, Kyoto Sanga FC announced that midfielder Kawasaki Sota (24) has been selected for the Japanese national team to compete in the East Asia E-1 Championship to be held in Korea in July.

Kawasaki, the 2014 Paris Olympics team, has made a presence in Kyoto's midfield, which has been sprinting to fourth in the league this season, and is now selected as the A national team for the second time since June 2013. He was unable to compete last time due to an injury, so we are looking forward to his debut this time.

Through the club, Kawasaki commented, “I am very pleased to be selected for the Japanese national team for being recognized for my longtime work at Kyoto Sanga FC. I feel that I must be grateful for being selected thanks to so many people, including my teammates who practice hard and consciously every day, and the staff who support me. For those people, and for the sake of my future growth, I will express myself with a cruel and greedy albeit for a short period of time. I will definitely win against Niigata at home. I hope you will support me.”

[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