Norway funds community football
Over 1,700 children, including 500 underprivileged, 100 coaches, football team manages and referees in Thua Thien-Hue, will benefit from the Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) project in 2014-2015.
The US$50,000 project, funded by the Football Association of Norway will help build the central province as a model of community football development in Vietnam, Chau Hong Tinh, head of the project’s communication said on May 12.
The project covers the establishment of a women’s football team in the province, improving the capacity of staff of the Thua Thien-Hue football federation and organizing football festivals for children.
Last June, the first FFAV football tournament was held in the city with the participation of over 3,100 children from 320 teams.
The city has constructed 12 artificial turf pitches to meet the demand of playing football among young people in the city.