EMBATTLED former Bafana Bafana soccer coach Philippe Troussier will guide Japan at the King Hassan Cup in Morocco and the Kirin Cup in Tokyo next month, the Japanese Football Association said on Thursday as it considers Troussier’s future. Troussier, whose contract runs out in June, is rumoured to be facing the axe with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, Japan’s assistant coach Masakuni Yamamoto, or Kashiwa Reysol coach Akira Nishino tipped as his replacement.