Celtic confirmed last week that the club will embark upon a pre season tour of Japan for 2023/24 and now, the first fixture has been announced.
On July the 19th at 7pm local time and 11am UK time, the Bhoys will take on J. League champions and Ange Postecoglou’s former club, Yokohama F. Marinos.
The match will take place at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama and will see both Postecoglou and Celtic winger Daizen Maeda reunited with their former club.
🍀 Mark your calendars, @CelticFCJPN…
Our first game in Japan has been announced! 🎌
🆚 Yokohama F. Marinos
🗓 July 19, 2023
⏰ 7pm Local Time/11am CPT
🏟 Nissan Stadium, YokohamaSee you soon, @prompt_fmarinos! 💚🇯🇵
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) May 9, 2023
Last season, Postecoglou said how he wanted to make pre season as competitive as possible and a clash with the champions of Japan ahead of the 2023/24 campaign will help keep the Australian true to his word.
Of 2023/24 pre season for Celtic, this is the second game to have been announced.
It was confirmed previously that the Hoops will take on Wolves in South Korea on July the 26th and we now have official notice that they will play Yokohama F. Marinos a week earlier.
