National Teams
Paris 2024: Japan names star-studded Olympic roster for Super Falcons
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Nigeria’s Group C opponents, 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions Japan have named their squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics slated for next month (July).
The 19-player roster includes two goalkeepers, six defenders, seven midfielders, and four forwards.
AS Roma’s Saki Kumagai and her club teammate Moeka Minami are heading to the Olympics alongside seven English-based players.
Risa Shimizu (Westham), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City), Honoka Hayashi (Westham), Fuka Nagano (Liverpool FC), Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United), Riko Ueki (Westham), and Maika Hamano (Chelsea FC) complete the English Women’s Super League contingent in the Nadeshikos squad for the summer Olympics.
Other foreign-based players on the roster include Toko Koga (Feyenoord), Momoko Tanimawa (FC Rosengard), and Remina Chiba (Eintracht Frankfurt).
Seven home-based players also made the cut while four players were placed in the reserves barring injuries before the tournament.
Japan will start their campaign at the Olympics against world champions Spain on July 15 before facing Brazil three days later.
A clash with the Super Falcons will wrap up the group stage on July 31.
Japan Roster for Paris 2024 Olympics
Goalkeepers
AyakaYamashita
Chika Hirao
Defenders
Saki Kumagai
Risa Shimizu
Hikaru Kitagawa
Moeka Minami
Hana Takahashi
Toko Koga
Midfielders
Kiko Seike
Yui Hasegawa
Honoka Hayashi
Fuka Nagano
Hinata Miyazawa
Aoba Fujino
Momoko Tanimawa
Forwards
Mina Tanaka
Remina Chiba
Riko Ueki
Maika Hamano
Reserves
Shu Oba
Miyabi Moriya
Roin Ishikawa
Remina Chiba
