China unveils 24-man roster for East Asian Football Championship


  • World
  • Saturday, 09 Jul 2022

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China announced a 24-man roster on Friday for the 2022 East Asian Football Championship to be held in Japan in late July.

The Chinese team is led by China's U23 national team head coach Aleksandar Jankovic. 22 players in the squad are under 23 years old, including rising stars Zhu Chenjie and Dai Weijun. Two overage players are naturalized defender Jiang Guangtai and Changchun Yatai forward Tan Long.

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