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Olunga’s Kashiwa Reysol set to resume training

Kashiwa Reysol's Michael Olunga in action against FC Tokyo during their Japanese League match at the Ajinomoto stadium on October 28, 2020.

Photo credit: Pool

What you need to know:

  • Kawasaki Frontale leads the way with 69 points from 27 matches. Next is Gamba Osaka (55 points) from 28 matches and Nagoya Grampus close the top-three bracket with 52 points from 29 matches.
  • Meanwhile, J1 League has announced reintroduction of the video assistant referee in games for 2021 and 2022 seasons after postponing the use of the technology in the middle of 2020 season.  

Michael Olunga’s Kashiwa Reysol seem all set to resume training on Wednesday after the latest round of coronavirus testing revealed a huge reduction in the number of positive cases in the camp.

The Japanese top-tier side says it conducted a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test on 36 players, 20 top team staff, 14 front office staff, 16 academy staff and 28 other related parties on Monday.