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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Ikeda steps down as Japan head coach

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August 21, 2024

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Tokyo: Japan Football Association has confirmed that Futoshi Ikeda has left his post as head coach of the women’s national team following the end of his contract.

Ikeda took over from Asako Takakura in 2021 and left after having taken charge of Japan at the recent Paris Olympics 2024.



“I'd like to express my gratitude to the players and staff who have fought alongside us as Nadeshiko Japan, the partner companies who have supported us, and the supporters who have cheered us on so warmly and enthusiastically in the two years and 11 months since I became head coach,” said Ikeda in a statement. .....


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