Celtic this morning announced the second fixture for their summer visit to Japan. The Scottish Champions will play Gamba Osaka on 22 July at the Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka with a local kick-off time of 7pm, which incidentally is 11am Celtic Park Time.
✅ Our second game in Japan is confirmed, @CelticFCJPN! 🎌
🆚 Gamba Osaka
🗓 July 22, 2023
⏰ 7pm Local Time/11am CPT
🏟 Panasonic Stadium Suita, OsakaCan’t wait until July, @GAMBA_OFFICIAL! 💚🇯🇵
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) May 25, 2023
Meanwhile more news from Japan this morning with Yatao reporting the news that Celtic stars Reo Hatate, Kyogo and Daizen Maeda have all been called up the the Japan National side for the Kirin Cup matches against El Salvador on 15 June and Peru on 20 June. More on all of this from Yatao who will be publishing his latest article on The Celtic Star today.
Daizen Maeda has been a constant in the Japan squad but Celtic fans were left baffled that Kyogo, now Scotland’s Player of the Year and top goalscorer, and his midfield teammate Reo Hatate have been overlooked for the national squad. Both thought will now get their chance in June.
Now it was announced that Reo Hatate, Kyogo Furuhashi, and Daizen Maeda were called up.
— Yatao (@yataoda4) May 25, 2023
Celtic to play Gamba Osaka on Japan tour
🇯🇵 🗣️ “Junbi!” 🍀
Second #CelticFC fixture in Japan incoming… ⌛ pic.twitter.com/DDcxheYI8o
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) May 25, 2023
Celtic announced the second tour date for the summer trip to Japan this morning on the club’s official website, confirming that Celtic will play Gamba Osaka as part of the club’s Japan Tour 2023.
Ange Postecoglou’s back-to-back champions will take on Gamba Osaka at the Panasonic Stadium Suita on Saturday, 22 July to add to the previously announced Tour fixture when Celtic will Yokohama F. Marinos on Wednesday 19 July at the Nissan Stadium.
And following the two matches in Japan, the Hoops will head to South Korea, where they will play English Premier League side, Wolverhampton Wanderers, at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on Wednesday, 26 July.
“I’m delighted we have completed our pre-season tour schedule with a second exciting fixture in Japan,” Ange Postecoglou told the official Celtic website. “Gamba Osaka are a proud club with great traditions and I’m especially pleased that both they and Yokohama F Marino’s will provide excellent Japanese opposition for Celtic this summer. We look forward to the tour, meeting fans in Japan and the tests that lie ahead.”
MATCH DETAILS
Gamba Osaka vs Celtic FC on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Kick-off: 7pm (Japanese time) Venue: Panasonic Stadium SuitaTICKET INFO
Tickets for the match between Gamba Osaka and Celtic on Wednesday, 22 July 22 (KO: 7pm Japanese time) will go on sale at https://w.pia.jp/a/celticfc23eng/ from this Monday, June 5 at 6pm (Celtic Park time).
🇯🇵 | 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝘽𝙝𝙤𝙮𝙨
Congratulations to Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo Hatate & Daizen Maeda on being called up to the Japan National Team.
The trio will face El Salvador & Peru in their homeland at the end of the season. pic.twitter.com/Q6tAyBdWHa
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) May 25, 2023
