Football: Next Japan manager Oiwa ready for dual role with U-21s

TOKYO - Soon-to-be Japan manager Go Oiwa acknowledged the size of the job Friday but said his immediate focus remains on leading the under-21 team at the Asian Games, which Japan will host later this year.

Oiwa last week was named the next Samurai Blue manager to succeed Hajime Moriyasu after the Asian Cup, starting in January in Saudi Arabia, and will thereafter double as the manager for both the senior side and his current U-21 team, aiming for the 2028 Olympics.