Japan U23 name squad to face Local Black Stars for 2016 MS&AD Cup

Japan U23 coach Teguramori Makoto has named 23 players to face the Local Black Stars on Wednesday in an international friendly.

Makoto's select band of players includes one foreign-based player Van Wermeskerken Sai who plays for Dutch side FC Dordrecht.

The match will be played at the Best amenity Stadium in Saga.

At stake will be the MS&AD Cup and the match will be used to raise funds for the victims of the Kumamoto earthquakes.

Japan's U23 Sumurai Blue are preparing for the summer Olympics in Rio where they have drawn Nigeria, Colombia and Sweden in Group B.

Ghana's contingent left Accra on Saturday night with a 17-man squad for the international friendly.

Japan U23 squad to face Local Black Stars:
Goalkeepers: Kushibiki Masatoshi (Kashima Antlers), Sugimoto Daichi (Tokushima Vortis), Niekawa Ayumi (Sagan Tosu)

Defenders: Yamanaka Ryosuke (Kashiwa Reysol), Kamekawa Masashi (Avispa Fukuoka), Ito Yukitoshi (Kashima Antlers), Nara Tatsuki (Kawasaki Frontale), Iwanami Takuya (Vissel Kobe), Van Wermeskerken Sai (Fc Dordrecht/Netherlands), Ueda Naomichi (Kashima Antlers), Miura Genta (Shimizu S-Pulse)

Midfielders: Ohshima Ryota (Kawasaki Frontale), Ito Junya (Kashiwa Reysol), Hashimoto Kento (F.C. Tokyo), Harakawa Riki (Kawasaki Frontale), Yajima Shinya (Fagiano Okayama), Notsuda Gakuto (Albirex Niigata), Toyokawa Yuta (Fagiano Okayama), Ideguchi Yosuke (Gamba Osaka)

Forwards: Togashi Cayman (Yokohama F・Marinos), Kanamori Takeshi (Avispa Fukuoka), Asano Takuma (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Onaiwu Ado (Jef United Chiba)