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Tatsuki NARA, Sei MUROYA, and Shoya NAKAJIMA, who belong to our club, have been announced today by the JFA (Japan Football Association) as members of the U-23 Japan national team for the AFC U-23 Championship Qatar 2016 (Rio de Janeiro Olympics Asian final qualifiers) (1/12-30 @ Qatar). We would like to inform you of this.

Tatsuki NARA Player Comment
" Selected as a member of the final Asian qualifiers, I feel honored and at the same time, I feel a great responsibility. I will approach this important battle for a spot in the Olympic main tournament with a strong determination and aim to earn the qualification, so that I can properly repay those who have supported me so far."
□Comment from Sei MUROYA
" Selected as a member of the U-23 Japan national team for the final Asian qualifiers, I am extremely honored. We will play with all our might as a team to advance to the qualifiers, so we kindly ask for your passionate support."
□ Comment from Shoya NAKAJIMA
"I am very happy to have been selected for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Asia final qualifying team. I have always been called up to this national team, so I want to meet those expectations by participating in the Olympic Games. To do that, I will first do my best to enjoy soccer in my own way and play well. Thank you for your support"

【Schedule】

AFC U-23 Championship Qatar 2016 (Rio de Janeiro Olympics Asian Final Qualifiers)
"Group Stage"
◇ Sec. 1 Jan 13 (Wed) U-23 Japan national team vs U-23 Democratic People's Republic of Korea national team
Local time 16:30 Kickoff / Grand Hamad Stadium

◇ Sec. 2 Jan 16 (Sat) U-23 Thailand vs U-23 Japan
Local time 16:30 Kickoff / Grand Hamad Stadium

◇ Sec. 3 Jan 19 (Tue) U-23 Saudi Arabia vs U-23 Japan
Local time 16:30 Kickoff / Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium

※The top two teams in the group stage will advance to the knockout stage starting from Jan 22 (Fri).
 

Please check the JFA homepage for more details.