Team Information
U-16 Japan National Team
The U-15 Japan National Team head coach MORIYAMA Yoshiro will lead the team for this championship. It will be the first activity for the U-16 Japan National Team since the 2015 Tournament Delle Nazioni in Italy in April. Some players participated in the AFC U-16 Championship last year and felt frustrated. MORIYAMA, expressing his expectation for the players, said: “they can find a new awareness, of their strengths and weakness through genuinely tough games.”
Head Coaches' Comments
MORIYAMA Yoshiro, Head Coach (U-16 Japan National Team)
The generation, who will take part in this championship, aims at participating in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019. This championship will be vital for the players to add to their experience every year.
All the participating countries have got through the group stage in the World Cup last year, and we will have an opportunity to play against them. If you try hard in tough matches, you can find your strengths as well as weaknesses. I hope the players will do their best and achieve something, feeling “they can do it.”
