Japan stick with old guard for World Cup warm-up


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund - Augsburg Arena, Augsburg, Germany - September 30, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Shinji Kagawa celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japan head coach Akira Nishino has named a 27-man squad filled with trusted stalwarts for this month's World Cup warm-up against Ghana on Friday.

Galatasaray defender Yuto Nagamoto, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa and well-travelled playmaker Keisuke Honda are all included in a vastly experienced squad with an average age of 28 and no uncapped players.

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