Takefusa Kubo scored the winner as Japan edged past South Africa 1-0 in their men's football opener at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, the match going ahead after enough South African players cleared COVID-19 protocols before the game at an empty Tokyo Stadium.Japan, looking to eclipse their best result of a bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, struggled to find the final touch in the Group A encounter, but the 20-year-old Real Madrid playmaker broke the deadlock when his powerful effort from inside the box found the net in the 71st minute."I'm really relieved at this moment, I fe…READ FULL ARTICLE