Football: Cup winners Hiroshima eye season double with WE League

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Women's 2011 football World Cup winner Yukari Kinga vowed to lead Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina to the WE League title on Monday ahead of the new campaign starting this weekend. The 39-year-old former Japan right-back has lifted the WE League Cup that opened the women's football season in August after Hiroshima beat Albirex Niigata Ladies 4-2 in a penalty shootout following a goalless draw in the Oct. 14 final. "The desire to win a title got stronger after winning one, and we want to aim for that in the league, too," Kinga said at a kick-off event in Tokyo as Hiroshima look to improve on their fi...

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