The Japan Football Association on Thursday named Dane Nils Nielsen as the first foreign manager of the women's national team.The 53-year-old takes up the role vacated by Futoshi Ikeda, who led Nadeshiko Japan to the quarterfinals of both the 2023 World Cup and this summer's Paris Olympics. Nielsen previously managed Denmark's women's national team as well as that of Switzerland.Until June of this year he was the technical director at English club Manchester City, currently home to the Japanese contingent of keeper Ayaka Yamashita, defender Risa Shimizu, midfielder Yui Hasegawa and forward A…READ FULL ARTICLE