JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 12 after being appointed as president of the Japan Football Association by JFA Council. Inukai succeeded Saburo Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA.

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai (L), new president of the Japan Football Association, and Saburo Kawabuchi, outgoing JFA president, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 12. The JFA Council appointed Inukai as new JFA president to succeed Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA.

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai (L), new president of the Japan Football Association, and Saburo Kawabuchi, outgoing JFA president, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 12. The JFA Council appointed Inukai as new JFA president to succeed Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA. (Kyodo)

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

JFA Council rubber-stamps appointment of Inukai as new chief

TOKYO, Japan - Motoaki Inukai speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 12 after being appointed as president of the Japan Football Association by JFA Council. Inukai succeeded Saburo Kawabuchi, who left his post after the expiration of his third two-year term and became honorary president of the JFA. (Kyodo)

JFA head Tashima re-elected to FIFA Council

JFA head Tashima re-elected to FIFA Council

Undated photo shows Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima. He was re-elected to the FIFA Council at the Asian Football Confederation's Congress in Kuala Lumpur on April 6, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JFA head Tashima re-elected to FIFA Council

JFA head Tashima re-elected to FIFA Council

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima meets the press in Kuala Lumpur on April 6, 2019, after the Asian Football Confederation re-elected him to the FIFA Council during its meeting earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo