:oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo:Apr 20, 2011
FAS appoints Japanese coach for National Football Academy
THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has appointed Takuma Koga as the new National Football Academy U-16 coach, through the assistance and recommendation of the Japanese Football Association.
Koga's immediate task will be to prepare Singapore's NFA U-16 team, who have just been awarded the SNOC Team of the Year (Team Sport, Juniors), for the upcoming 23rd Canon Lion City Cup in June 2011.
In addition, he will prepare the 'Cubs' to participate in the 2013 AFC U-19 Youth Championships.
Apart from his coaching credentials, Koga also boasts a distinguished playing career. As a professional footballer, Koga played alongside household names like Brazilian legend Dunga at Jubilo Iwata, where he won the J-League titles in 1997 and 1999, as well as the J-League Cup in 1998.
Kohzo Tashima, Vice-President and General Secretary of Japan Football Association, also explained the reason for JFA's agreement to this MOU when he said: 'We are pleased to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore because we believe that the way to raise Japanese football standards to the next level is by helping our fellow Asian countries improve.
'We decided to work with FAS because they are the leading Association in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and one of the top member Associations in Asia, especially in football administration, and it was only natural for us to share our expertise and aim for the continued development of football in both countries together.'
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