I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the victims of the Kumamoto earthquakes and their families and my deepest sympathies to the people affected by it.

The Japan Football Association (JFA) would like to announce that we will host MS&AD CUP 2016 on Wednesday 11 May at Best Amenity Stadium in Saga as ‘MS&AD CUP 2016 – Charity matches for Kyushu and Kumamoto earthquakes “Ganbarubai Kumamoto” – ’.

We also have decided that all the profits from this charity match will be donated to the Kumamoto Donation Account and the Football Families’ Recovery Support Account.

All the sponsors of the national teams, including MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc., who support this charity match, understood and agreed to these decisions. We hope the U-23 Japan National Team players will encourage people in the disaster-affected area by performing hard in the game against Ghana.

This charity match is not only a vital opportunity for the U-23 Japan National Team to strengthen themselves in preparation for the 31st Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but also a part of disaster reconstruction with all the supporters. We’d like to support in any way we can. Please come and join us at the stadium.

MS&AD CUP 2016 – Charity matches for Kyushu and Kumamoto earthquakes “Ganbarubai Kumamoto” – 

Date
Wed. 11 May 2016, Kick Off at 19:15 (estimated time)

Fixture
U23 Japan National Team vs Ghana National Team

Venue
Best amenity Stadium / Saga

Host Organisation
Japan Football Association (JFA)

Supervisor
Saga Football Association

Special Sponsor
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

Japan National football team's official partner
Kirin Co., Ltd., Kirin Beverage Co., Limited.

Japan National football team's official supplier
adidas Japan K.K

Date for ticket sales
1. Initial sales from FamilyMart (first-come-first sold basis): from 12:00 on Saturday 16 April
2. On general sale (first-come-first sold basis): from 10:00 on Saturday 23 April

Details of ticket sales can be found here. (Japanese version only)

TV Broadcasting
Live broadcasting across Japan by Fuji Television Network

The following activities of the U-23 Japan National Team have been scheduled. The details will be posted on ‘JFA.jp’, the official website of the JFA.

9 May　Campaign to raise money by the U-23 Japan National Team (Time and Location are to be fixed)
10 May　The U-23 Japan National Team’s open training session to raise money (Best Amenity Stadium)