JICA, Kawasaki Frontale introduce football centre in Binh Duong
The Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and J.League Kawasaki Frontale football club launched a sports facility centre in Binh Duong, aiming to improve training and education facilities for children.
The centre, which includes an indoor football pitch and educational sites, is one of a series of investments and activities in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.
The J.League football club and Becamex Tokyu, a joint venture of the Japanese Tokyu Group and local Becamex Investment and Development Corporation, hope to train aspiring young players in the new facility.
It’s the first football school that a J.League team has debuted in Vietnam, promoting Japanese football among local clubs.
JICA said it has been cooperating with J.League, the premier football championship in Japan, in bringing the Japanese standard football training system to Vietnam through J.League teams as part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Becamex Binh Duong is one of the leading teams in the football championship V.League 1, winning four national titles from 2007 to 2015.
In 2013, the Vietnam-Japan Soccer Star Sports Centre (VJSS) was founded to provide football and education courses for 5,000 children in Hanoi, HCM City, Vung Tau and Da Nang.
The VJSS centre, which is run by Vietnamese, Japanese and international coaches, aims to get children closer to football, and physical training, while contributing to the development of youth football in the country.