1,000 overseas Vietnamese join football tourney in Japan

Nearly 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OVs) participated in “FAVIJA Kansai Cup 2019” for Vietnamese people living in Japan's Kansai region which kicked off in early October.
October 14, 2019 | 22:00

1,000 overseas Vietnamese join football tourney in Japan

FC Kazoku team poses for a group photo. Photo: FAVIJA

The final round took place on October 13, right after Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan.

It was held by the football association of Vietnamese people in Japan (FAVIJA) under the sponsorship of the Vietnamese embassy in the country.

The tourney, held in Osaka city in Japan’s central region, saw the participation of 34 teams of OVs in the country which were pided into eight groups.

FC Kazoku triumphed, followed by FC NTO, Huu FC and Thanh Hoa Osaka FC. Inpidual titles were also presented to the top goalscorers and goalkeepers.

FAVIJA Chairman Do Quang Ba said the top four will compete at a football tournament for OVs across Japan slated for November.

Currently, more than 300,000 Vietnamese people are living, working, and studying in Japan.

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