Gamba Osaka’s Samurai Blue defender Daiki Niwa is launching a project to provide schools in the Tohoku area of Japan with grass fields.

The NSP Niwa Shiba Project (‘Niwa Grass Project’) will take the place of the defender’s previous charity campaign – run since 2011, in which footballs were donated to children living in the area affected by the Great Tohoku Earthquake..

“Through this project I hope to give children more opportunities to play outside and enjoy not only football, but other sports, as well,” Niwa said.

The 29-year-old Gamba centre back will visit the Sayuri Kindergarten in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture on 30th June to plant seeds for a new grass field and hold a football clinic there. On that day he will be joined by Vegalta Sendai goalkeeper Yuji Rokutan and Grulla Morioka defender Tokio Hatamoto.

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