The 24th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament is scheduled to start on June 10.

Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee of the award spoke at the meeting. Photo: TG

On the morning of May 31, the Organizing Committee of the 24th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament - 2022 held a meeting to review contents related to the organization of the tournament. Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee chaired.

Attending the meeting were Deputy Heads of the Organizing Committee: Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, Nguyen Van Khoa - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training, and members of the Organizing Committee.

At the meeting, members of the Organizing Committee and subcommittees reported on the progress of work to prepare for the tournament, including tournament personnel, document preparation, conditions for organizing press conferences, opening, qualifying rounds, quarterfinals, semi-finals, finals and closing ceremonies.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, Deputy of the Organizing Committee of the tournament discussed some opinions related to the time of organizing the opening and closing events of the tournament. Photo: TG

It is expected that 30 football teams from 21 districts, cities and towns in the province will compete in the 24th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament - 2022, including 20 teams of children and 10 teams of youth.

The Organizing Committee also agreed on the tournament schedule, accordingly, it is expected to hold a press conference to widely inform news agencies and newspapers about this meaningful tournament on the afternoon of June 9. The opening ceremony of the 24th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament is expected to take place on the afternoon of June 10 and close on the afternoon of June 16.

The members also discussed and exchanged more about coordinating the organization of sideline activities of the tournament, such as creating conditions for young players to interact with players of Song Lam Nghe An Club, watch some matches in the Tu Hung tournament, coordinate to review and nominate young players to win the title of Good Student - Good Soccer Player...

The Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament is an interesting playground and a nursery for football talents. Photo: Archive

Speaking at the meeting, comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee of the tournament requested members of the Organizing Committee and sub-committees serving the tournament to continue to uphold their sense of responsibility, focus highly on reviewing, assigning specific tasks, closely coordinating to implement assigned tasks, and at the same time preparing contingency plans for situations that may arise, ensuring the best conditions in terms of resources, facilities, security, healthcare, etc. to serve the tournament.

After 2 years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year the Youth - Children's Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup - a healthy and useful playground for the young generation, the future of the homeland and the country, has officially returned. With the efforts, active participation and regular maintenance of connections and exchanges of the members of the Organizing Committee, it is expected that the tournament will take place smoothly as planned, achieving the set goals, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere in the community, being a great success and increasingly affirming the meaning of the tournament.