Football: JFA President Miyamoto hopeful of Asian Cup win with Moriyasu

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto said Friday the immediate target of winning the Asian Cup was behind the unorthodox decision to retain national team manager Hajime Moriyasu on a short-term contract.Moriyasu will extend his eight-year tenure as the Japan manager until the tournament in Saudi Arabia at the start of next year before current Japan under-21 manager Go Oiwa starts doubling as the Samurai Blue manager.Moriyasu guided Japan to the last 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where they beat Germany and Spain, while his team exited this year's tournament in Canada,…READ FULL ARTICLE