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TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Japan coach Ivica Osim has left out several leading players including Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura for next week's home friendly with Egypt in a 21-man squad named on Saturday.
The Bosnian also overlooked Eintracht Frankfurt pair Naohiro Takahara and Junichi Inamoto along with Celtic playmaker Nakamura for the Oct. 17 game against the African champions in Osaka.
Osim stuck to a squad of Japan-based players, including long-serving Jubilo Iwata goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, who could make his 110th international appearance against Egypt.
Squad:
Goalkeepers - Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Iwata), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki)
Defenders - Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F-Marinos), Yuki Abe (Urawa), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa), Akira Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Yuichi Komano (Hiroshima), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo)
Midfielders - Hideo Hashimoto (Gamba Osaka), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki), Keita Suzuki (Urawa), Koji Yamase (Yokohama F-Marinos), Satoru Yamagishi (Chiba), Jungo Fujimoto (Shimizu)
Forwards - Ryuji Bando (Gamba Osaka), Seiichiro Maki (Chiba), Ryoichi Maeda (Iwata), Yoshito Okubo (Kobe), Kisho Yano (Niigata)
