Moriyasu, Hajime
– Japan
+ without a club
The Japanese federation and national coach Hajime Moriyasu are going their separate ways. As the JFA announced on Friday, the 58-year-old will end his term of office prematurely. The reason is the postponement of the Asian Championship. Moriyasu, who took up the post after the 2018 World Cup and has been on the sidelines in 112 games so far, was originally supposed to coach the team until the tournament in Saudi Arabia scheduled for January, before handing over to current U-23 coach Go Oiwa. However, due to the “extraordinary circumstances” in the host country, the attacks by the Houthi militia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) postponed the competition to December 2027. Moriyasu will oversee his last two international matches against Brazil (Saturday) and Paraguay (Tuesday).
