The 50-year-old, whose Japan side won the 2018 U-20 Women's World Cup, wants to restore the senior team's standing after it struggled to achieve results in recent international competitions.
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The Japan Football Association on Tuesday announced the cancellation of Thursday s international friendly between the Samurai Blue and Jamaica after half of the Caribbean nation s players were unable to transit to Japan.
According to the JFA, 10 players were prevented from boarding their scheduled flights due to issues with their pre-flight coronavirus tests and were unable to arrive in Japan in time for the required three-day period before the Kirin Challenge Cup match at Sapporo Dome.
Under regulations established between the JFA and the government in March, players participating in international fixtures been allowed to forgo the two-week quarantine period required for most arrivals in Japan so long as they test negative for COVID-19 before their flights as well as on each of the three days after they land, including the day of their first match.