On Wednesday 11 December, the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) faced the Chinese Taipei Women's National Team in their first match of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 in Busan, Korea Republic.
In their first match of the tournament, Nadeshiko Japan’s coach TAKAKURA Asako named SEIKE Kiko and KURISHIMA Akari into the starting line-up, handing them their first cap with the senior team. Goalkeeper IKEDA Sakiko was given her first start since August 2018, while IWABUCHI Mana was given the armband to start up top along with this season’s Nadeshiko League MVP, TANAKA Mina......
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