Vietnam’s football to bolster international cooperation
Vietnam’s football will continue to step up international cooperation this year after achievements obtained in 2021, viewing it as a long-term development strategy.
Members of the VFF attend a meeting of FIFA (Photo: VFF)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s football will continue to step up international cooperationthis year after achievements obtained in 2021, viewing it as a long-termdevelopment strategy.
Amid complexdevelopments of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the Vietnam FootballFederation (VFF), as a dynamic and active member, has always proactively taken part in all events arranged by the International Federation ofAssociation Football (FIFA), the Asia Football Confederation and the AsianFootball Federation (AFF), as well as frequently updated schedule of games andinternational events to devise suitable plans and make thorough preparations.
Due attentionhas been paid to the development of Vietnamese football. In 2021, PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc met FIFA President Gianni Infantino in September while in NewYork to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session; and inGeneva in November during his visit to Switzerland.
🍨 At themeetings, Infantino spoke highly of Vietnam’s sport development policies, includingfor football, and underlined the country’s significant contributions to the footballdevelopment in the continent.
FIFA willcontinue close cooperation with the VFF, he affirmed.
The national men's football team (Photo: VNA)
In additionto current cooperation agreements with the football bodies of the Republic ofKorea and Japan, the VFF has reached out to its counterparts beyond Asia like France,Spain and Argentina via embassies and diplomatic programmes. Thepartnerships are hoped to contribute to each nation’s football development, offeringchances for young talents to join training sessions and play in countries with optimalfootball conditions. Of note, thenational U17 squad will be set up and join a training session in Germany undera cooperation programme between the VFF and Bundesliga, the top professional leaguein the European nation. The Unionof European Football Associations (UEFA) and the VFF have launched the ‘UEFA Assist’programme serving women’s football development since June 2021. The UEFApresented 10,000 EUR (11,300 USD) to the VFF last year for the procurement of newtraining equipment for the third straight year. Withsupport from the AFC, the VFF also offered sporting equipment to five flood-hitcentral provinces last November./.
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Members of the VFF attend a meeting of FIFA (Photo: VFF) 
The national men's football team (Photo: VNA) 
