Today, we would like to announce that Kuryu MATSUKI, Taishi Brandon NOZAWA, and Seiji KIMURA from our club have been selected for the U-22 Japan national team members participating in the 'AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers' to be held in Bahrain in September, as announced by the Japan Football Association (JFA).

□ Kuryu MATSUKI Comment
"I am honored to be selected for the U-22 Japan national team. I want to cherish this time to achieve results towards participating in the Paris Olympics and to connect to what comes next."
◇ For Kuryu MATSUKI's profile, click here

□ Taishi Brandon NOZAWA Comment
"I have been selected for the U-22 Japan national team. With pride in being selected from Tokyo, I will fight hard from the preliminary rounds to showcase the experience I gained at the club during the national team activities."
◇ Taishi Brandon NOZAWA Profile is here

□ Seiji KIMURA Comment
"I am very happy to be selected for the U-22 Japan national team. First of all, I will fight with all my strength to get through the first qualifying round, so please support us."
◇ For Seiji KIMURA's profile, click here

□ Schedule

Sep 3 (Sun) - Sep 13 (Wed)
Scheduled to join after the match against Avispa Fukuoka on September 3 (Sunday).

[Group Stage Match 1]
・September 6 (Wed) U-22 Japan national team vs U-22 Pakistan national team
Local time 21:30 kick-off (scheduled)/ Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

[Group Stage Match 2]
・Sep 9 (Mon) U-22 Japan national team vs U-22 Palestine national team
Kick-off at 21:30 local time (scheduled)/ Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

[Group Stage Match 3]
・Sep 12 (Tue) U-22 Japan national team vs U-22 Bahrain national team
Local time 18:30 kickoff (scheduled)/ Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

□ Location
Bahrain


*For more details, please check the JFA website.
【URL】http://www.jfa.jp/