Vietnamese youngsters gear up for Football for Friendship Programme in Russia

Nguyen Trong Tuan

Nguyen Trong Tuan selected in the role of a defender will be a part of the 32 International Teams of Friendship that play against each other in the Gazprom Football for Friendship International Championship. The young footballer will be a part of the “Three -Toed Sloth” team and will undergo a 3 day training camp in Moscow.

The training camp is scheduled for the young ambassadors to get used to the playing conditions and get ample practice with their team, before the start of the championship.

Each International Team of Friendship will be trained by 14-16 year old young coaches from different countries.The young footballers will also participate in workshops and sessions, conducted by renowned celebrities.

At the F4F Programme in Russia, Nguyen Trong Tuan will be accompanied by Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, who will act as a young journalist and cover all the local and global activities of the program as part of the International Children's Press Center.

The Press Centre acts as hub for the young journalists who gather information, make reports, write news articles and prepare materials on the initiatives implemented as part of the Programme.

Nguyen Trong Tuan and Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung will also participate in the Sixth Football for Friendship International Children's Forum in Russia, which will provide the youngsters an opportunity to meet their peers from other countries, share their experiences, and discuss with famous footballers and journalists on how to promote key values of the F4F Programme around the world.

The International Children’s F4F Forum will be participated by famous sportsmen, journalists, and public figures who support the project and provide their thoughts and inspiration to the young athletes.

The young ambassadors will also participate in the Nine Values School programme, where they will be taught about the 9 key values of the F4F programme (friendship, equality, fairness, health, peace, devotion, victory, traditions and honour) under the guidance of young coaches and the supervision of famous players.