Nam said that the Vietnamese national team were honoured to compete with a strong team like Japan in the third and also final round of the World Cup 2022 Asian qualifiers. In the match at Saitama Stadium on March 29, the Vietnamese footballers played their best and had a draw against Japan.

The ball with the Vietnamese footballers' signatures.

On this occasion, the Vietnamese team would like to send the ball to PM Fumio to express their respect to the head of the Japanese Government as well as their wish to promote the bilateral friendship.

Affirming his willingness to hand over the gift to PM Fumio, Kano showed his hope that the two countries’ teams will continue holding exchange activities and supporting each other in improving their capacity.

Nguyen Vo Huyen Duong, a representative of the Vietnam Football Federation in Japan, said that several teams of Vietnam, including the women’s national football team and the men’s U23 team, will have training sessions in Japan this year.

39th Bac Giang Newspaper Run: Overcoming difficulties, maintaining tournament quality

(BGO) - At 7:30 a.m on April 16, the 39th traditional Bac Giang Newspaper Run will open at Square 3/2 in Bac Giang city. Preparations for the event have been completed now.

Schedule of SEA Games 31 football matches released

The organising committee of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on April 14 announced the schedule of football matches of the Games.

Some 400 delegates to attend SEA Games 31’s flag raising ceremony

The flag raising ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will take place at the My Dinh National Sports Complex in Hanoi on May 11 morning with the participation of about 400 delegates, according to the organising committee.

Football body discusses preparatory works for competition at SEA Games 31

Acting President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan on April 12 chaired a meeting with its Board of General Secretariat and relevant offices to discuss the organisation of football events of the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

National Badminton Championship 2022 for Excellent Players kicks off in Bac Giang

(BGO) - The National Badminton Championship 2022 for Excellent Players, RedSon Cup officially kicked off on April 11 at Bac Giang provincial Gymnasium under the joint collaboration of Vietnam Sports Administration and Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Source: NDO/VNA