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Tanzanie: 19 morts dans le crash d’un avion qui s’est abîmé dans le lac Victoria

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

Dix-neuf personnes ont été tuées dans l’accident d’un avion de ligne qui s’est abîmé dimanche dans le lac Victoria, en Tanzanie, alors qu’il s’apprêtait à atterrir à Bukoba, dans le nord-ouest du pays, en provenance…

Dix-neuf personnes ont été tuées dans l’accident d’un avion de ligne qui s’est abîmé dimanche dans le lac Victoria, en Tanzanie, alors qu’il s’apprêtait à atterrir à Bukoba, dans le nord-ouest du pays, en provenance de la capitale économique Dar es Saalam.

“Tous les Tanzaniens sont avec vous en deuil après la mort de 19 personnes dans l’accident”, a déclaré le Premier ministre Kassim Majaliwa, en s’adressant sur place à la foule massée à l’aéroport de Bukoba. L’appareil, de type ATR 42-500, appartenait à la compagnie privée locale Precision Air.

Un responsable local, le commissaire régional Albert Chalamila, avait auparavant indiqué que 26 personnes avaient pu être secourues sur les 43 personnes à bord, dont 39 passagers, les deux pilotes et deux membres d’équipage. Les survivants ont été admis à l’hôpital de la ville, avait-il dit.

Mais Precision Air a indiqué dans un communiqué que 24 personnes avaient survécu à l’accident, survenu peu avant 06H00 GMT.

Une source au sein de la compagnie a quant à elle précisé à l’AFP que deux autres personnes hospitalisées n’étaient pas à bord de l’avion parti de Dar es Salaam à destination de Bukoba, située au bord du lac Victoria, le plus grand en Afrique et celui où le Nil prend sa source.

“Il y a deux personnes qui ont été blessées lors des opérations de sauvetage qui ont été comptées parmi les survivants mais elles n’étaient pas des passagers”, a indiqué cette source sous le couvert de l’anonymat.

L’avion “s’est écrasé dans l’eau à environ 100 mètres de l’aéroport”, a déclaré le commandant de la police régionale William Mwampaghale aux journalistes à l’aéroport de Bukoba.

Des vidéos diffusées sur les médias locaux montraient l’avion en grande partie submergé alors que les sauveteurs, dont des pêcheurs, tentaient de récupérer des survivants. Les secouristes essayaient de le soulever à l’aide de câbles et de grues.

“Solidaires”

La présidente Samia Suluhu Hassan a exprimé ses condoléances aux personnes touchées par l’accident. “Gardons notre calme pendant que les opérations de sauvetage se poursuivent et prions afin que Dieu nous vienne en aide”, a-t-elle déclaré sur Twitter.

Le président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Moussa Faki Mahamat, a également adressé ses condoléances, tout comme le secrétaire général du bloc régional de la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est, Peter Mathuki.

“Nos cœurs et nos prières sont tournés vers les familles des passagers (…) et nous sommes solidaires envers le gouvernement et le peuple de #Tanzanie”, a-t-il déclaré sur Twitter.

“La Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est se joint à Mama Samia Suluhu Hassan, aux familles et amis de tous ceux qui ont été touchés par l’accident de Precision Air et adressent leurs condoléances”, a déclaré Peter Mathuki sur Twitter.

Precision Air, la plus grande compagnie aérienne privée de Tanzanie, a publié une brève déclaration confirmant l’accident.

La compagnie, qui appartient en partie à Kenya Airways, a été fondée en 1993 et exploite des vols intérieurs et régionaux ainsi que des charters privés vers des destinations touristiques populaires telles que le parc national du Serengeti et l’archipel de Zanzibar.

Sa flotte est constituée de neuf avions, dont trois ATR 42-500, un ATR 42-600 et cinq ATR 72-500. 

L’ATR-42 est fabriqué par la société franco-italienne ATR et assemblé à Toulouse dans le sud de la France. 

L’accident survient cinq ans après la mort de onze personnes lorsqu’un avion appartenant à une société de safari s’était écrasé dans le nord de la Tanzanie. 

En mars 2019, un vol d’Ethiopian Airlines d’Addis Abeba à Nairobi s’était écrasé six minutes après le décollage dans un champ au sud-est de la capitale éthiopienne, tuant les 157 personnes à son bord.

En 2007, un vol de Kenya Airways entre la ville ivoirienne d’Abidjan et Nairobi, la capitale du Kenya, s’était écrasé dans un marais après le décollage, tuant ses 114 passagers.

En 2000, un autre vol de Kenya Airways d’Abidjan à Nairobi s’était écrasé dans l’océan Atlantique quelques minutes après le décollage, tuant 169 personnes tandis que 10 autres avaient survécu.

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Des secouristes recherchent des survivants après l’accident d’un avion de ligne qui s’est abîmé dimanche dans le lac Victoria, en Tanzanie, le 6 novembre 2022 à Bukoba
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Des secouristes recherchent des survivants après l’accident d’un avion de ligne qui s’est abîmé dimanche dans le lac Victoria, en Tanzanie, le 6 novembre 2022 à Bukoba
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Tanzanie: 19 morts dans le crash d’un avion
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L’USC Citron gagne le 1er choc de la saison

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

Handball. Pré-Nationale hommes – Huitième journée

Eric Tirault (5 buts) s’est montré offensif et en réussite devant le gardien adverse. • JU.

Pas de véritable surprise à l’occasion d’une 8e journée de Pré-Nationale hommes qui s’est jouée sans Gauloise – Réveil Sportif reporté. L’USC Citron a dominé l’Etoile de Gondeau, le FR Roches Carrées, le Club Sport, l’ASC Ducos et l’Espoir de Floréal en ont fait de même avec, respectivement, le SC Lamentinois, le HBC Pilotin, l’UJ Redoute et le TS Franciscain. 

FR Roches Carrées –

SC Lamentinois

Le derby lamentinois a tourné, d’entrée, à
l’avantage des banlieusards de Roches Carrées (13 à 2, 14e). Les
grenats aux abonnés absents avaient du mal à réagir et leurs
adversaires en profitaient pour creuser l’écart et le porter à 14
buts à la mi-temps (21 à 7). A la reprise les joueurs de Cidolit
restaient dans le dur avant de montrer quelques signes de réaction
(25 à 18, 51e). Une embellie de courte durée car les hommes de
Marie-Luce leur remettaient la pression dans les 9 dernières
minutes pour s’envoler définitivement. 

USC Citron – Etoile de Gondeau

Ce choc entre les deux premiers tenait toutes
ses

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L’Equipe du dimanche a découvert le Roc d’Azur

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The content originally appeared on: Martinique FranceAntilles

VTT. VIE DES ASSOCIATIONS

Melvyn Zamy
m.zamy@agmedias.fr

L’équipe du dimanche, à l’époque où l’association ne s’adonnait qu’au football.   • D.R

L’association L’équipe du dimanche de Petit-Bourg (Rivière-Salée) a participé, début octobre dans le Var, à la 38e édition du Roc d’Azur. Cet évènement hors du commun, qui a réuni près de 20 000 vététistes, a été le point culminant d’un voyage spécial pour les membres de cette association. Depuis des années, le sport fait partie intégrante de leur vie.

Rompue dans l’organisation et la participation à
des tournois de « football vétérans » gratuits, L’Equipe
du dimanche est une association petit-bourgeoise composée d’amis
d’enfance. Passionnés du ballon rond, c’est pourtant sur des vélos
que les sexagénaires de cette association, officiellement créée en
2007, font parler d’eux aujourd’hui. « Nous sommes
pratiquement tous d’anciens footballeurs », raconte Christian
Rano, le président. « Cela a duré des années. Maintenant que
nous avons une moyenne d’âge de 60 ans, avec les douleurs
ressenties au niveau des articulations, nous ne pouvons plus jouer
comme avant. Deux ou trois passionnés de vélo nous ont entrainés
avec eux, et depuis un an et demi à peu près, nous nous y sommes
mis », explique-t-il. Ainsi, le groupe s’est spécialisé dans
la discipline. « Pratiquement 70 à 80 % de nos membres ont des
vélos électriques. Grâce à cela, nous allons beaucoup plus loin,
nous réalisons de grandes tournées. Chaque dimanche, nous sommes
une quinzaine à sillonner le

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DEH explains why glass recycling has been suspended Loop Cayman Islands

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The content originally appeared on: Cayman Compass

The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) wishes to advise the public that glass will no longer be accepted in any of its recycling depots following a stakeholder’s decision to discontinue the processing of this material.

“We collect the glass deposited in our depots by residents and transported this material to our stakeholder’s glass crushing facility. Over the years we have worked in partnership with DART in the processing of glass for recycling. We want to express our gratitude to this stakeholder as we seek alternative arrangements to the recycling of glass. The DEH currently doesn’t have the facilities to carry out this processing,” explained the DEH Director, Mr. Richard Simms.

Mr Simms also clarified to Loop today that, contrary to perceptions otherwise, there is “no on-island recycling of anything” that the DEH collects.

“What we do is collect recyclables, package them and ship them off-island for recycling,” he explained.

Richard Simms, Director, DEH

Now, without its stakeholder partner to continue the glass processing for recycling, the DEH recycling program will no longer accept glass for recycling.

Glass will have to be disposed of instead of crushed for reuse and the public is advised to incorporate these materials in their regular garbage for collection until further notice.

For additional information, members of the public should contact the DEH at 949-6696, email DEH atdehcustomerservice@gov.ky, visit the DEH’s website at www.deh.gov.ky or message DEH’s Facebook page at https://bit.ly/3LEK55q

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World Cup Watch: Club season ready to pause, injuries mount Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

One more week.

That’s the time coaches of World Cup teams need to wait before they finally get their hands on their players ahead of a truncated build-up to the tournament in Qatar.

Some players might have checked out from club play already.

Like Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who missed Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Lorient in the French league on Sunday as a precaution because of what the team cited as inflammation on his Achilles tendon. It remains to be seen if he plays again for PSG before the World Cup, which starts on November 20.

Likewise for prolific Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovi?, who didn’t play for Fulham against Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday because of what his manager, Marco Silva, said was “a little bit” of ankle pain. Will he want to play against Manchester United on Sunday?

Then there’s Germany veteran Thomas M?ller, who wasn’t risked — again — for Bayern Munich’s 3-2 win over Hertha Berlin in the German league on Saturday following various injuries and illnesses and will be rested, according to coach Julian Nagelsmann, for games against Werder Bremen on Tuesday and Schalke on Saturday to avoid risking a further injury setback.

Indeed, with league and cup games being played during midweek and over the weekend in England, Spain, Italy, and Germany, expect to see a slew of World Cup-bound players absent from lineups for precautionary reasons.

Many World Cup squad announcements take place this week, before a final round of domestic league games from Friday to Sunday. National team coaches will have their fingers crossed that no injuries crop up over the weekend, with clubs obliged to release their players for World Cup duty from Monday.

For some, it’s too late. Germany striker Timo Werner tore an ankle ligament playing for Leipzig last week in the Champions League and was ruled out of the World Cup. On the same night, Ben Chilwell — one of the two players fighting over the left back spot for England — sustained a hamstring injury playing for Chelsea and won’t be going to Qatar.

France midfielder Paul Pogba’s long-time quest to recover full fitness for the World Cup was dashed last week, too, when, he was ruled out of the tournament.

As for Son Heung-min, arguably the biggest soccer star in Asia, he sustained a broken eye socket on Champions League duty for Tottenham and is a doubt for the World Cup. South Korea fans are waiting with hope, maybe trepidation, for fitness bulletins on their top player.

With so many club games in different competitions squeezed into the calendar to accommodate a mid-season World Cup, there’s a strong likelihood of more players picking up an eve-of-tournament injury.

Bale’s fitnessOne player whose club commitments are over for now is Gareth Bale, who will head to Qatar as a league champion in the United States but with some nagging fitness concerns — as always seems to be the case with the Wales captain.

Bale’s first competitive minutes in more than a month came for Los Angeles FC in the MLS Cup final on Saturday — and he marked them with a tying goal late in extra time to take the game against the Philadelphia Union to a penalty shootout. LAFC went on to win its first league title.

After the game, Bale said he was “not 100 per cent at the moment” because of a “slight issue” and hadn’t trained much over the past three to four weeks.

It will take much more than that to stop Bale from playing at his first World Cup, and Wales’ first since 1958.

Switzerland’s priorityThere’s not much luck being a Switzerland goalkeeper ahead of the World Cup squad being named Wednesday.

With Yvon Mvogo going off injured playing for Lorient against PSG, all three goalkeepers named in the previous Swiss squad in September are now out of action.

Yann Sommer, the undisputed first choice, and Jonas Omlin both sustained ankle injuries in October playing for Borussia M?nchengladbach and Montpellier, respectively.

Sommer told Swiss daily Blick his prospects for the World Cup look good, though he seems unlikely to get game time before the Group G opener against Cameroon on November 24. Brazil and Serbia are also in the group.

Switzerland coach Murat Yakin at least has another option, Gregor Kobel, playing in standout form in the Champions League for Borussia Dortmund.___By STEVE DOUGLAS

AP Sports Writer

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Agencies Collaborate to Accelerate Digital Payments & Inclusion Across the Eastern Caribbean

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The content originally appeared on: Antigua News Room

The EU, OACPS and UNCDF Collaborate to Accelerate Digital Payments & Inclusion Across the Eastern Caribbean

Today, the European Union (EU), Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) formally announce their partnership to accelerate digital financial inclusion across selected Eastern Caribbean Islands.

The Digital Financial Inclusion Programme is a four-year joint initiative signed by the OACPS, funded by the EU and implemented by the UNCDF, with Trinidad and Tobago as well as the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) states eligible for services.

Financial inclusion, that is access to a range of appropriately designed financial services (digital payments, credit, insurance, wealth management, etc.) delivered responsibly to underserved individuals and businesses, is an essential tool for eradicating poverty, boosting resilience, and fostering inclusive economic growth.

David Mogollon, European Union Head of Cooperation to Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS, and CARICOM/CARIFORUM, stated: “This partnership is launched with the intention to grow the digital economy and reduce financial vulnerability in Trinidad and Tobago and the Eastern Caribbean. It is important to ensure adults have affordable and convenient options to send and receive money when in need, use low-cost digital payment services, and access different forms of finance to increase their financial resilience. “

Since the launch of the programme in February 2022, the UNCDF has worked to provide technical assistance to multiple government agencies across the Eastern Caribbean in the areas of – policy acceleration, training and technical support around financial technology (FinTech) and financial inclusion.

In 2023, the UNCDF aims to work in close collaboration with government partners and private sector stakeholders to support activities that promote an enabling environment for e-money and FinTech, establish financial inclusion initiatives, and deploy grants to scale-up promising innovations for financial inclusion.

The UNCDF’s Regional Digital Finance Specialist for the Eastern Caribbean, Ms. Helen Gradstein, said: “We are encouraged by the commitment of Trinidad and Tobago and Eastern Caribbean policymakers in accelerating digital financial inclusion. Understanding the unique financial needs of individuals is a first step to achieving a financially inclusive society. Recent efforts to establish key initiatives including conducting surveys, establishing Innovation Hubs and working to strengthen payment infrastructures will all be good practices to accelerate financial inclusion across the region.”

The EU, OACPS and UNCDF are delighted to have the opportunity to support government agencies across the Eastern Caribbean in their efforts to improve digital financial access and inclusion. For more information or to contact with inquiry please contact [email protected]

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Trade union takes ‘bank-account’ challenge to Privy Council

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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Justice Alice Yorke-Soo Hon.

SANCTUARY Workers Trade Union has received the permission of the Court of Appeal to challenge at the Privy Council a decision by the Registration, Recognition and Certification Board (RRCB) to deny a former bank worker access to the Industrial Court because the union did not have a bank account.

On Monday, Justices of Appeal Alice Yorke-Soo Hon, Mira Dean-Armorer and Malcolm Holdip granted Sanctuary Workers and ex-bank worker Mitoonal Persad conditional leave to go to the Privy Council.

At Monday’s hearing, attorneys for the RRCB objected to conditional leave being granted on the grounds that it raised no issue of public importance.

However, this was overruled by the judges.

The trade union and the ex-bank worker are challenging a decision of the Appeal Court in September in favour of the RRCB.

In an oral decision, Justices of Appeal Gregory Smith, Malcolm Holdip and Vasheist Kokaram ruled that High Court Judge Joan Charles was wrong when she upheld the union’s and Persad’s lawsuit. Persad wanted to challenge his dismissal from the bank. However, in November 2019, the Ministry of Labour issued a certificate of unresolved dispute and referred the issue of whether Persad was in good financial standing with the union to the board.

Persad and the union sued the board after it ruled that Persad was not in good standing because the union did not have a bank account.

In her ruling, Charles said there was no requirement under the Industrial Relations Act for a union to have a bank account.

She said Section 34(3) of the Industrial Relations Act (IRA) provides that the RRCB should be satisfied that a union followed sound accounting practices and that the worker had made union contributions at least two months before initiating a trade dispute to find that a worker is in good standing.

Charles ruled that the IRA did not give the board the power to create regulations altering the terms of Section 34.

She also ruled that the board acted unfairly by making the decision without giving the Persad and the union an opportunity to be heard.

In allowing the RRCB’s appeal, Smith, who delivered the decision, said the evidence in the case did not support the judge’s conclusion on the RRCB’s policy.

Persad and the trade union are represented by King’s Counsel Anand Beharrylal, Kiel Taklalsingh and Stefan Ramkissoon while Coreen Findley appeared for the RRCB.

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Talk-show host, radio station appeal Potts defamation ruling

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Boxing promoter Boxu Potts. –

POPULAR sports talk-show host Andre E Baptiste and Gem Radio – the owner of radio station I95.5 FM – have appealed a judge’s ruling that they defamed boxing promoter Boxu Potts in a series of broadcasts from 2012-2014.

In September 2018, Justice Margaret Mohammed ordered Baptiste and the radio station to pay a little over $600,000 in compensation to Potts.

The defamatory statements were allegedly made by Baptiste and his guests on his show. However, Potts only sued Baptiste and the radio station.

The guests included boxing administrator Molly Boxhill, boxers Tariq Haqq and Claude Noel, trainer Franchot Moore, amateur coach Floyd Trumpet, and then Boxing Association secretary Mario Robinson.

In her ruling, Mohammed held that Baptiste acted recklessly by permitting defamatory words in two of the three broadcasts without proper verification. She also found both the talk-show host and the station liable for permitting the defamatory words to be aired and broadcast.

In its defence, Baptiste and Gem Radio contended the statements on the programmes were not defamatory and were “fair comment” covered by Reynolds privilege, which provides a degree of protection for responsible journalism when reporting matters of public concern.

However, Mohammed held the more serious the allegation, the more the public is misinformed and the individual harmed if the allegation is not true.

At the appeal, Senior Counsel Ian Benjamin, who represents Baptiste and Gem Radio, said the judge’s findings on fair comment and Reynolds privilege were wrong in law.

“It was fair comment made without malice in a matter of public interest, not that it was alleged to have occurred.”

Benjamin also said there was no evidence the talk-show host made or adopted the statements made by his guests on the programmes. On the Reynolds’ defence, he said it did not require the statements to be established as true. He said the correct approach the judge should have adopted was to apply the Reynolds principle in a flexible, practical manner. Instead, he said she applied it with a rigidity that led her to error.

“We say she ought to have upheld that the privileges of Reynolds applied,” he said, adding that the judge was also wrong in finding the truth of the statements was a necessary element of the Reynolds defence.

In resisting the appeal, attorney Jared Jagroo, who appears for Potts, said the judge made no errors of law and, he contended, correctly applied the law to the facts of the case. He said in her finding, the judge, while finding that the matters discussed on the programmes were in the public interest, held that the broadcasts were not a product of responsible journalism.

Baptiste, he said, “did not take any steps to verify the information or stop the comments.”

Although initially Justices of Appeal Alice Yorke-Soo Hon, Mira Dean-Armorer and Malcolm Holdip said they intended to give their decision shortly after submissions ended, they returned to say they needed more time to consider the arguments.

They adjourned their decision to a date to be fixed.

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Pedestrian killed while attempting to cross Agricola Pubic Road

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

A pedestrian met his demise on Monday after he was struck down by a motorcar while attempting to cross the Agricola Public Road, Greater Georgetown.

Dead is 66-year-old Imtiaz Isahack of Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The accident reportedly took place at about 8:10h in the vicinity of the Agricola Police Outpost.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the motorcar PYY 1162 involved in the accident was being driven by a 50-year-old resident of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

The driver alleged that the pedestrian ‘walked into his path’ without looking thus resulting in the front left of the vehicle colliding with the pedestrian causing him to be flung into the air.

The pensioner who sustained several injuries to his head and body was pronounced dead at the scene by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT).  His body was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.

A breathalyzer test conducted on the driver showed no trace of alcohol in his blood. He was nevertheless, arrested and is assisting with investigations.

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13 days to go: Team Japan Loop Barbados

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The content originally appeared on: Barbados News

Thirteen more days remain until kick-off.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner and there is a buzz around the globe.

Millions will make the journey to Qatar, while plenty more will be glued to their television and other media devices to witness the world’s best players and most exciting football nations.

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By Renaldo Gilkes

One such country is Japan, who will be making their seventh consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance.

Since making their debut in 1998, the “Samurai Blue” have qualified for each World Cup to follow, qualifying for the knockout stage in 2002, 2010 and 2018.

Japan’s unpredictability makes them difficult to prepare for and even harder to play against, for, their technical prowess and consistent high levels of intensity make them a very formidable opponent.

Country: Japan

Capital: Tokyo

Population: 125.7 million

Confederation: Asian Football Confederation

Group: E

Professional League: The Meiji Yasuda J1 League

World Cup appearances:7 (2022)

Qualification status: Runners-up Group B

Key players: Maya Yoshida (Schalke 04, Germany), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal, England), Takumi Minamino (Monaco, France), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad, Spain)

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu (Japanese)

Group mates: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany

Predictions: The Japanese are usually unpredictable and inconsistent on the world stage, therefore, that makes them a team to fear, and if they’re able to upset group favorites Spain or Germany, they may advance to the Round of 16.

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