Today, Sei MUROYA and Shoya NAKAJIMA, players of our club, were selected for the Japan national team for the men's soccer competition at the 31st Olympic Games (2016/Rio de Janeiro), as announced by the Japan Football Association (JFA), a public interest corporation, on July 1 (Friday). We would like to inform you of this selection.
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□ Sei MUROYA Player Comment
"Being chosen for the Japan national team for the Olympics is a great honor and I am proud to represent the country. I will give my all to help the team achieve our goal of winning a medal. Thank you for your support."
□ Shoya NAKAJIMA
"I am very happy and honored to be selected for the Olympic team. I am grateful to my family, trainers, and everyone who has supported me, even during my injury. I have always been conscious of preparing to compete on the world stage, so I am really looking forward to it. I also want to play with the feelings of the players who were not chosen."
□ Schedule ※All dates and times are in local time
【International Friendly Match】
Jul 30 (Sat) Japan National Team vs Brazil National Team (Kickoff at 16:30 / Goiás / Brazil)
[31st Olympic Games (2016/Rio de Janeiro) Soccer Men's Group B]
Aug 4 (Thu) Japan vs Nigeria (21:00 Kickoff/Manaus/Brazil)
Aug 7 (Sun) Japan vs Colombia (21:00 Kickoff/Manaus/Brazil)
Aug 10 (Wed) Japan vs Sweden (19:00 Kickoff/Salvador/Brazil)
※Please check the official website of the Japan Football Association for details such as Japan time.
【URL】http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/u23_2016/