The Japan Football Association appointed Nadeshiko Japan's first ever female manager on Wednesday, naming four-time Asian women's coach of the year Asako Takakura as successor to Norio Sasaki. Takakura will also be in charge of the under-20 national side, and the JFA has entrusted her ...
JFA on verge of hiring Takakura as next Nadeshiko Japan coach: sources
The Japan Football Association is poised to name Under-20 women's coach Asako Takakura as the new head coach of the national women's team, Nadeshiko Japan, JFA sources said Tuesday. The JFA will hold a news conference on Wednesday, when it is likely that the 48-year-old ...
The Japan Football Association is poised to ask women's Under-20 head coach Asako Takakura to take over the women's national team, Nadeshiko Japan, following a decision by the JFA Women's Committee on Monday. The decision will be reported to JFA President Kozo Tashima on Tuesday, ...
Ex-Nadeshiko Japan coach to begin new 'challenge' as Jumonji University VP
Former Nadeshiko Japan head coach Norio Sasaki will become the vice president of Jumonji University in Saitama Prefecture, it was learned Friday. Sasaki, 57, previously gave special lectures at the women's school and made a congratulatory address at an enrollment ceremony early this month. He ...
Norio Sasaki said Friday he is proud of his endeavor with Nadeshiko Japan after his tenure as head coach of the women's national came to an end. "I've worked together with the players aiming to win on the world stage, and managed to get results ...
Omiya Ardija president hopes Sasaki rejoins team's coaching staff
Omiya Ardija want departing Japan women's team coach Norio Sasaki to rejoin the club's coaching staff, the J. League first-division side's president said Friday. "He (Sasaki) is someone who has always been at Omiya, and has great achievements," club president Shigeru Suzuki said. "We'll check ...
Nadeshiko Japan coach Norio Sasaki said on Wednesday that he is stepping down after the team failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Following a 1-0 victory over North Korea that wrapped up the women's Asian Olympic qualifiers, Sasaki, who guided Japan to ...
Nadeshiko Japan aims for positive finish to failed Olympic-qualification campaign
All good things come to an end, as it will Wednesday for this Nadeshiko Japan team, which has spectacularly failed to qualify for the Olympics, just eight months removed from reaching its second consecutive Women's World Cup final. It's being whispered that everyone from coach ...
Nadeshiko Japan failed to qualify for their fourth successive Olympic Games on Monday night, missing out on one of Asia's two places at Rio de Janeiro this summer after China defeated South Korea 1-0. After winning the 2011 Women's World Cup, capturing a silver medal ...
Nadeshiko Japan staring into abyss
Since lifting the 2011 Women's World Cup, Japan reached the Olympic final the following year, won the 2014 Women's Asian Cup and returned to the World Cup final last summer in Canada. But have the Nadeshiko finally run out of steam? Friday's 2-1 defeat to China ...
Nadeshiko Japan is in need of a miracle to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after the former world champions went down 2-1 at the hands of China on Friday. Goals from Zhang Rui and Gu Yasha sent China on its way past Japan, ...
Nadeshiko Japan is in need of a miracle to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after the former world champion lost 2-1 to China on Friday. Zhang Rui and Gu Yasha struck for China before Japan pulled one back through Kumi Yokoyama, which proved ...
