Nara, Muroya, Nakajima selected to national U-22 squad for Qatar / UAE trip
FC Tokyo players Tatsuki Nara, Sei Muroya, and Shoya Nakajima have been selected as members of the Japan National U-22 Team squad for the Qatar / UAE trip (December 6-14 in Qatar and UAE), as announced today by the Japan Football Association (JFA).
Comment from Tatsuki Nara
“I am honored to be called up. These are friendly matches held in the Middle East, where the final qualifiers will take place. It will be good if we can adapt to various situations and smoothly prepare for the qualifiers. Before joining the team, I want to personally prepare myself for the tough competition for my position within the national team.”
Comment from Sei Muroya
“I am pleased to be selected to Japan National U-22 Team. For the team to improve in this trip for the final qualifiers and also for me personally to take advantage of the opportunity, I want to do my best. I would like to ask you all to keep supporting us.”
Comment from Shoya Nakajima
“It’s an honor to be selected for the Japan National U-22 Team. This is an important training trip for the final qualifiers in Asia for the Olympics. I want to make sure to show what I can do and do my best to improve myself as much as possible.”
Schedule
Thursday, December 10 Yemen National U-22 Team vs Japan National U-22 Team
Kick-off at 4:30 p.m. local time at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar
Sunday 13 December Uzbekistan National U-22 Team vs Japan National U-22 Team
Kick-off at 4:30 p.m. local time at Thiyab Amana Stadium in Dubai, UAE
Please see the JFA’s website for more details.