Football: Endo, Sugawara back for Japan as 3 players earn 1st call-ups

Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo and Werder Bremen right-back Yukinari Sugawara returned while three players got their first call-ups to Japan's 26-man squad on Thursday for their upcoming home friendlies against Ghana ana Bolivia.Fresh from their historic 3-2 win over Brazil on Oct. 14, manager Hajime Moriyasu made numerous changes, with Sint-Truiden goalkeeper Leo Brian Kokubo, striker Keisuke Goto and Red Bull Salzburg attacker Sota Kitano all winning their places.The Samurai Blue, ranked 19th in the world, face their fellow World Cup qualifiers and 73rd-ranked Ghana at Toyota Stadium on…READ FULL ARTICLE