TOKYO, Japan (January 23,2008) — Former Japan's national football team coach Ivica Osim may attend the friendly against his home country, Bosnia, next week in his first public appearance since suffering a stroke in November, Japan's football chief said yesterday.
"It will be great if he shows up in good condition and waves to everyone," Japan Football Association president Saburo Kawabuchi said.
"He himself says he wants to come. He is positive.I will formally invite him when I talk with him ," Kawabuchi said.
The match between Bosnia and Japan is scheduled for January 30 at Tokyo's National Stadium with Osim's replacement, Takeshi Okada, coaching Japan's national team.
The 66-year-old Osim collapsed at his home outside Tokyo on the early morning of November 16 after watching an English Premier League match, according to the football association. He came out of a coma two weeks later.
Osim has been undergoing rehabilitation at a medical centre in Tokyo since leaving intensive care.Osim has already started walking exercises and watching football matches on television, Kawabuchi said earlier.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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