Staff 

Coach: SASAKI Norio (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: NAKAMURA Jun (JFA National Coaching Staff/Omiya Ardija)
GK Coach: MAEDA Nobuhiro (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: OKAMOTO Ryugo (JFA National Coaching Staff/Omiya Ardija)

Squad

GK
FUKUMOTO Miho (OKAYAMA YUNOGO BELLE)
YAMANE Erina (JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES)
YAMASHITA Ayaka (NIPPON TV BELEZA)

DF
KINGA Yukari (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)
KAMIONOBE Megumi (ALBIREX NIIGATA LADIES)
IWASHIMIZU Azusa (NIPPON TV BELEZA)
SAMESHIMA Aya (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)
ARIYOSHI Saori (NIPPON TV BELEZA)
TANAKA Asuna (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)
KUMAGAI Saki (Olympique Lyonnais/France)
MURAMATSU Tomoko (NIPPON TV BELEZA)

MF
MIYAMA Aya (OKAYAMA YUNOGO BELLE)
KAWASUMI Nahomi (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)
SAKAGUCHI Mizuho (NIPPON TV BELEZA)
KAWAMURA Yuri (VEGALTA SENDAI LADIES)
NAKAJIMA Emi (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)
SUGITA Ami (IGA FOOTBALL CLUB KUNOICHI)
NAOMOTO Hikaru (Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies)
MASUYA Rika (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)

FW
OHNO Shinobu (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)
OGIMI Yuki (1. FFC Frankfurt/Germany) *1
SUGASAWA Yuika (JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES)
TAKASE Megumi (INAC KOBE LEONESSA)
IWABUCHI Mana (FC Bayern Munich/Germany) *2
YOKOYAMA Kumi (AC NAGANO PARCEIRO LADIES)

*1  OGIMI Yuki to join the team in the afternoon on 23 February.
*2  IWABUCHI Mana to join the team in the morning on 23 February.

Sidelined Player (2/23)

SUGASAWA Yuika
FW   Club: JEF UNITED ICHIHARA CHIBA LADIES　Sidelined due to injury

Coach Comment

SASAKI Norio, Coach
I believe we prepared well through the practice sessions and meetings at the second training camp in Okinawa prior to the qualifiers. The players stayed motivated and were in excellent spirits. When I was cutting the list of players down to 25 for the final training camp, what I valued was the ability to show off their strengths from the beginning and share the unity, as the qualifiers are short and vital. I also considered each player’s condition as well.

With only a limited time to go before the final qualifying round, we’ll just focus on getting ready. Although the team’s current condition is good, we cannot be off our guard. Even if we play well, winning matches is what matters in the end. Anything can happen. So we’ll prepare for all the possibilities.

Schedule

*The schedule and venues are subject to change.

Asian Qualifiers Final Round (Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016)

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