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Football: Urawa Reds win WE League championship

Urawa Reds forward Kozue Ando (C) lifts the trophy as she and her teammates celebrate winning the WE League women's football championship at Urawa Komaba Stadium in Saitama, near Tokyo, on June 3, 2023.

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Nadeshiko defeat China to kick off E. Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Frankfurt midfielder Kozue Ando (R) of Japan celebrates with teammate and New Chelsea signing Yuki Ogimi after scoring the first goal in the first half of the opening match against China of the Women's East Asian Cup in Seoul on July 20, 2013. Japan won 2-0.

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Nadeshiko defeat China to kick off E. Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Frankfurt midfielder Kozue Ando of Japan scores the first goal in the first half of the opening match against China of the Women's East Asian Cup in Seoul on July 20, 2013. Japan won 2-0.

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Nadeshiko Japan reach Olympic final

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kozue Ando, Azusa Iwashimizu, Aya Sameshima, Asuna Tanaka, Saki Kumagai and Nahomi Kawasumi (from L to R) celebrate after defeating France 2-1 in a women's soccer semifinal at Wembley Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 6, 2012. Japan advanced to the final.

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Japan held by S. Africa, finish 2nd in Group F

CARDIFF, Wales - Japan's Kozue Ando (L) heads the ball during the first half of the women's soccer Group F match against South Africa at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on July 31, 2012. Japan and South Africa drew 0-0.

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Japan held by S. Africa, finish 2nd in Group F

CARDIFF, Wales - Japan's Kozue Ando (R) vies for the ball during the first half of the women's soccer Group F match against South Africa at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on July 31, 2012. Japan and South Africa drew 0-0.

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Japan beat Canada in Olympic women's soccer opener

COVENTRY, England - Japan's Kozue Ando (R) dribbles with the ball in the second half of an Olympic women's soccer Group F opener against Canada at the City of Coventry Stadium on July 25, 2012. Japan beat Canada 2-1.

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Japanese soccer players, ex-German President Weizsaecker

BERLIN, Germany - (From L to R) Japanese soccer players Makoto Hasebe, Kozue Ando, Yuki Nagasato and former German President Richard von Weizsaecker are among the guests at a party celebrating Japanese Emperor Akihito's upcoming birthday, held at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Women's World Cup team of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Norio Sasaki (C) poses with his soccer players for the fifth Women's World Cup -- Yuki Nagasato (L), Nahomi Kawasumi (2nd from L), Homare Sawa (2nd from R) and Kozue Ando (R) -- in Tokyo on June 8, 2011, after a press conference to announce the squad.

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EAFF Woemn's Cup - Japan vs China

DAEJEON, South Korea - China striker Ji Ting (L) and Japan midfielder Kozue Ando vie for control of the ball in the second half of their EAFF Women's Cup match at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in South Korea on Aug. 3. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Football: Start of WE League in Japan

Kozue Ando (R) of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies is challenged by Risa Shimizu of Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza during the first half of a WE League match at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2021. The WE League, Japan's first professional women's football competition, kicked off the same day.

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EAFF Woemn's Cup - Japan vs China

DAEJEON, South Korea - China striker Ji Ting (L) and Japan midfielder Kozue Ando vie for control of the ball in the second half of their EAFF Women's Cup match at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in South Korea on Aug. 3. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Nadeshiko Japan arrive home from Women's World Cup

Kozue Ando (L in front), Mana Iwabuchi (R in front) and other Nadeshiko Japan players arrive at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on July 7, 2015, following their 5-2 loss to the United States in the final of the Women's World Cup in Canada. They were greeted by around 500 fans and over 200 members of the media at the airport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan miss 2nd straight Women's World Cup title with U.S. defeat

Japanese players -- (From L to R) Mana Iwabuchi, Yukari Kinga, Shinobu Ono, Homare Sawa, Kozue Ando and Yuki Ogimi are pictured at a medal ceremony after the Women's World Cup final against the United States at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on July 5, 2015. The Americans won 5-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Injured Ando to join teammates for World Cup final

Injured Japanese soccer player Kozue Ando is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 4, 2015, before leaving for Vancouver, Canada. Ando, who broke her leg in a match against Switzerland in early June, will join teammates for the Women's World Cup final against the United States on July 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Ando out of World Cup with ankle fracture

Japan coach Norio Sasaki talks about forward Kozue Ando's injury in Vancouver, Canada, on June 9, 2015. Ando suffered an ankle fracture in a Women's World Cup Group C match against Switzerland a day earlier and is returning to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan MF Ando enters Essen in Women's Bundesliga

Japan midfielder Kozue Ando (L) shows her uniform with SGS Essen head coach Markus Hogner at a press conference in Essen on Oct. 27, 2015, to announce her joining the German Women's Bundesliga team. She formerly played for FFC Frankfurt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's World Cup team of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Norio Sasaki (C) poses with his soccer players for the fifth Women's World Cup -- Yuki Nagasato (L), Nahomi Kawasumi (2nd from L), Homare Sawa (2nd from R) and Kozue Ando (R) -- in Tokyo on June 8, 2011, after a press conference to announce the squad. (Kyodo)

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Japanese soccer players, ex-German President Weizsaecker

BERLIN, Germany - (From L to R) Japanese soccer players Makoto Hasebe, Kozue Ando, Yuki Nagasato and former German President Richard von Weizsaecker are among the guests at a party celebrating Japanese Emperor Akihito's upcoming birthday, held at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin on Dec. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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2020 Tokyo Olympics torch relay

(From L) Ayumi Kaihori, Kozue Ando and Azusa Iwashimizu, members of the Japan football team that won the Women's World Cup in 2011, and former coach Norio Sasaki attend an event in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2019, after the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics announced that the team will open the domestic leg of the Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo