Football: Japan appoint U-21 coach Oiwa as national team manager

TOKYO - The Japan Football Association decided Thursday to promote Go Oiwa, currently the manager of the under-21 national team, to lead the senior men's squad, taking over from Hajime Moriyasu.

Meanwhile, Moriyasu will remain in the post on a rare short-term contract through early next year, despite his squad's exit from the latest World Cup in the first round of the knockout stage.