The Federeacion Japan wants the new coach is on the sidelines of the "Samurai Blue" in the party will play against Paraguay on Sept. 4 in Yokohama ・ EFE. TOKYO 11/08/1910 - 10:28.
The Japan Football Association (JFA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Spanish coach Victor Fernandez to become the new coach of Japan, said the newspaper 'Sports Nippon' on its website.
The newspaper quotes the president of the JFA, Junji Ogura, who, although he declined to disclose the name of the candidate, he confirmed to the newspaper that there is a preliminary agreement on a replacement for Takeshi Okada, who should be known this week. According to 'Sports Nippon', it is still finalizing the details of the team of assistants who accompany Fernandez to the new location but said that the deal is almost closed.
A JFA spokesman said nothing is decided yet on the name of the next coach of the "Blue Samurai" and only said the association's technical director, Hiromi Hara, has contacted several candidates. The JFA had previously announced that it plans to present before this Sunday, August 15, the replacement for Okada, who decided to retire after the good participation of Japan in the World Cup squad in South Africa, where he reached the second round.
The intention is that the new coach of Japan is released on the sidelines of the "Samurai Blue" in the party selection will play Japan against Paraguay on Sept. 4 in Yokohama.