Addressing the openingceremony, Vinh said that the academy is a dream he has nurtured for a longtime.
He revealed that heand Media Pool company, together with other partners, will coordinate indeveloping a healthy sport environment for trainees from 6-15 years old.
“I wish to developcommunity football to improve children’s physical health as well as theirspirit of solidarity and mutual support in sport, while nurturing their lovefor football,” said Vinh.
He said that theacademy will select talented players who want to become professional players andgive them special training.
The CV9 academy hasinvited Australian player Marshall Soper, former member of the Australia’snational team, to work as technical advisor who will design training programmesfor trainees.
The facility will alsoemploy prestigious Vietnamese and foreign coaches, including Nguyen Thi KimHong, a player of Vietnam’s national female football team.
Along with footballtraining, the trainees will also receive other caring services, including healthcare service.
As scheduled, the firstcourses of the academy will open in three locations at Districts 2 and 7 with atuition fee of 2.2 million VND for eight classes per month.-VNA