Con Cuong strives to improve performance at the 2024 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament

On a hot weekend afternoon, from 3 p.m., Con Cuong youth and children's players were present at the district stadium to practice, preparing to participate in the qualifying round of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children's Football Tournament in 2024.

Under the guidance of coaches Pham Dinh Cong and Van Duc Tri, the young players were divided into 4 groups, practicing warm-up exercises, running, moving without the ball, shooting the goal, etc. On the remaining half of the field, the young players also actively reviewed basic exercises, preparing for the upcoming fierce matches.

Coach Van Duc Tri, coach of the Children's team, said: "To improve their performance in the tournament, we have started to let the players practice intensively for about 15 days now. The players have been practicing very carefully the tactics in the competition, and up to this point, all of them have met the training program. Overall, the whole team is in good health, has good fighting spirit, and is ready to enter the upcoming matches. The immediate goal set for both teams in this year's tournament is to pass the qualifying round."

Most of the players of the Con Cuong Youth and Children teams are participating in the Youth - Children Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup for the first time, so they are a bit nervous, hoping that the tournament will come soon so they can test their strength. Because of that, the players always have the awareness to practice seriously, follow the instructions of the coaches well, and pay attention to improving their physical strength to ensure they have enough strength to endure the hot weather conditions.

Player Tran Minh Khoi - Captain of the Children's Team shared: "I know that the teams participating in the tournament are all very strong, so I spent a lot of time and practiced hard to prepare for the tournament. This is the first time I have participated in a big tournament, I can't help but be nervous and look forward to contributing my efforts to the team's achievements."

Not only the coaching staff and the young players showed their determination, but the parents in Tra Lan also always accompanied the two teams of their hometown. Mr. Luong Van Ut, whose grandson is a player of the Children's team, said: "My house is in Luc Da commune, more than 15 km from the training site, so in the morning, my grandfather and I have to get up at 5am. There are days when I come back and see my grandson quite tired, but because of his passion for football, our family is always there to cheer and accompany him. The tournament will be held in Vinh city soon, I am arranging my work to go cheer for my grandson and the team."

According to Mr. Nguyen Minh Sau - Director of the District's Center for Culture, Sports and Communications, in previous years, Con Cuong usually only had the Children's football team participating, this year the district fully participated in both the Youth and Children's age groups. Although the achievements of the children's football team in recent years have been modest, the Youth - Children's Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup has always received the attention of fans in this mountainous district.

Every time the home team competes, many people travel more than 120 km to Vinh city to cheer for their children. This is also a great source of motivation for sports people in Con Cuong district to try to improve and enhance the achievements of the teams in this year's tournament.

The two Youth and Children's football teams of the mountainous district of Con Cuong participating in this year's tournament were selected from primary and secondary schools in 13 communes and towns in the area, some of whom are children of ethnic minorities. With a burning passion and a serious and positive training spirit, the Con Cuong players are ready for fierce matches in the 2024 season.