Football tourney to connect Vietnamese community in Japan
VOV.VN - FAVIJA CHAMPIONS CUP 2023 football tournament will be held on December 10 in the Japanese city of Saitama, with the event gathering together the Vietnamese expat community in Japan.
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The occasion is jointly organised by the football association of Vietnamese people in Japan (FAVIJA) and is being sponsored by the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan.
It will feature a total of 32 teams selected from seven football tournaments across Japan held from February to late November.
The winner will receive a ball with the signature of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong.
The football tourney is to take place as part of culture-sports exchange activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan which were first established in 1973.