Biggest football tournament of Vietnamese community in Japan kicks off

Wednesday, 26/02/2020 09:39
A football tournament for all Vietnamese people across Japan named FAVIJA Olympic Tokyo Cup 2020 was kicked off by a ceremony for the draw held at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo, Japan on February 23rd.

Secretary of Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee meets overseas Vietnamese community in Japan

Representatives of football teams at the draw ceremony (Photo: VNA)

This is the biggest football tournament ever of the Vietnamese community in Japan with the participation of 64 teams, which are selected from 83 registered teams.

The tournament was organized by the football association of Vietnamese people in Japan (FAVIJA) under the sponsorship of the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan.

At the draw ceremony, 64 teams were divided into 16 groups. According to the organizers, the qualifier round will take place from March 8th-15th in two stadiums of Hachioji and Tokodai University in Tokyo.

The total value of the award is up to 600,000 yen along with prizes from players from the Vietnamese national football team, such as Nguyen Anh Duc, Nguyen Quang Hai, Pham Thanh Luong.

The tournament aims to strengthen the solidarity among Vietnamese people in Japan and enhance the Vietnam-Japan traditional friendship./.

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