Japan's FA picks new chief after boardroom revolt

TOKYO - The Japan Football Association (JFA) elected a new president on Sunday, replacing Motoaki Inukai, also its World Cup bid chief, in a boardroom revolt after two years of his reputedly forceful rule.

The JFA said Inukai, 68, had been replaced by his deputy and longtime FIFA executive committee member Junji Ogura, 71, following a vote by the association's executive board.

Ogura, who was instrumental in Japan's successful bid to co-host the 2002 World Cup with South Korea, also replaced Inukai as president of the country's committee bidding for the tournament's 2022 edition.