Japan Women’s captain Saki Kumagai joins London City Lionesses | OneFootball

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Japan national team captain Saki Kumagai has joined London City Lionesses from AS Roma for an undisclosed fee.

She has over 150 caps for Japan, a World Cup winners medal, five Champions League titles and seven top-flight successes in France and Germany.

Kumagai told londoncitylionesses.com: “I’m happy to be a part of this team and I can’t wait to get started at the stadium.”

Director of Football Ronald Thomson stated: “We are pleased to have such an exciting and talented player in the building, she will be a huge asset to our squad.”

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