Vietnam ready for U16 women football friendly tournament
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national U16 women’s football team have gathered together for a training camp at the Vietnam youth football training centre in Hanoi as they prepare for an upcoming international friendly tournament.
Under the guideline of Japanese coach Akira Ijiri, the local players will spend three weeks in the capital ahead of their departure for Turkey to compete in a friendly tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
The tournament will see the participation of teams from eight countries, including China, the United States, Wales, Paraguay, Vietnam, the host nation Turkey and two countries which will be announced in the near future.
After being knocked out of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Women's Asian Cup, the young footballers have more opportunities to gain experience as several top teams from the continent and the wider world have both techniques and physical strength to help them achieve such high positions in the global rankings, according to coach Akira Ijiri.
The Japanese coach also shared that playing abroad against European opponents would be a very good experience for the young players.
