The Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) programme, funded by the NorwayFootball Federation, organised its third community football tournamentfor children.
The tournament, which took placefrom June 2-6 in Hue city of the central province of Thua Thien Hue,attracted 357 football teams and 3,533 children aged from 6 to 15 anddisabled children from clubs under the FFAV project.
Tournament attendees also include children with disabilities fromsocial welfare centres in the province, 16 inviting teams from all overthe country, two teams from Laos and one from Cambodia.
The teams played 1,400 matches in total at stadiums across the city.The participating children were also given training in life skills andoffered trips to famous tourist sites in the city.
Since 2003, the FFAV programme has been implemented in ninedistricts, cities and towns in Thua Thien Hue and Do Son District in HaiPhong city, gathering 17,500 children in 171 football clubs in total.-VNA
The tournament, which took placefrom June 2-6 in Hue city of the central province of Thua Thien Hue,attracted 357 football teams and 3,533 children aged from 6 to 15 anddisabled children from clubs under the FFAV project.
Tournament attendees also include children with disabilities fromsocial welfare centres in the province, 16 inviting teams from all overthe country, two teams from Laos and one from Cambodia.
The teams played 1,400 matches in total at stadiums across the city.The participating children were also given training in life skills andoffered trips to famous tourist sites in the city.
Since 2003, the FFAV programme has been implemented in ninedistricts, cities and towns in Thua Thien Hue and Do Son District in HaiPhong city, gathering 17,500 children in 171 football clubs in total.-VNA
