70 young players participating in Nghe An Newspaper Cup caught the attention of Song Lam Nghe An scouts
After the group stage of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Tournament ended, 70 players of youth and children's age were targeted by the scouts of Song Lam Nghe An.
The 26th Youth - Children's Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup in 2024 is co-organized by Nghe An Newspaper, Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports, Nghe An Department of Education and Training and Song Lam Nghe An Football Joint Stock Company.
The tournament not only creates a useful playground for children every summer but also discovers talents for provincial football.
In order not to miss out on talents, the Nghe An Youth Football Training Center has established an Athlete Selection Council. This council will be divided into 2 groups. Each group consists of 3 coaches, operating independently to select players for the U10 and U12 levels.
In this year's tournament, there are 14 teams in the Youth age group and 18 teams in the Children age group. After the group stage matches, 31 players in the Youth age group and 39 players in the Children age group have caught the attention of the scouts of Song Lam Nghe An.
After the tournament ends, expected on June 20, these 70 players will be invited to a 5-day training session at the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center. They will be re-selected, and if they pass, the club will sign a contract to add them to the Song Lam Nghe An U10 and U12 teams.
It is expected that Song Lam Nghe An will select about 20 athletes for the U10 class and nearly 20 for the U12 class. The U10 and U12 teams will begin training to prepare for the National U11 and U13 Tournaments in 2025.
Evaluating the quality of players participating in the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament this year, Mr. Tran Quang Dung - Director of the Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center said: "This year's tournament has very high professional quality. In addition, the Organizing Committee has also been very strict in checking personnel so there is no more age fraud. Up to now, no team has complained about overage players, players who are too old before their age... Through monitoring, we have also discovered many players with outstanding talent. This will be a source of quality athletes for Song Lam Nghe An to add to the U10 and U12 classes to participate in the National Youth and Children's Tournament held in 2025".
Currently, the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament is moving towards the quarter-finals. The final match and closing ceremony will take place on the afternoon of June 13./.
