Opening of the 12th Nghe An Journalists Association Cup Football Tournament - 2024

Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Tran Minh Ngoc - Director of the Provincial Radio and Television Station, President of the Provincial Journalists Association; Ho Thi Ngan - Permanent Vice President of the Provincial Journalists Association; Ngo Duc Kien - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Vice President of the Provincial Journalists Association; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huy Bang - Principal of Vinh University and representatives of press agencies, sponsors and athletes.

The 12th Nghe An Journalists' Association Cup Football Tournament - 2024 took place from June 14 to 16, with the participation of 6 football teams, including: Nghe An Radio - Television Journalists' Association; Nghe An Newspaper Journalists' Association; Nghe An Press Club; Association of resident journalists and reporters in Nghe An; Cluster of Cultural, Sports and Communication Centers of districts, cities and towns; Football team of lecturers of Vinh University.

This year, the award structure includes: 1 first prize; 1 second prize; 2 third prizes; Best Goalkeeper prize; Player with most goals and 2 Style prizes.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association Tran Minh Ngoc shared: Nghe An Journalists Association Cup Football Tournament is a traditional activity of Nghe An press, contributing to strengthening solidarity, cooperation and collaboration among press agencies, journalist branches and members, press reporters in Nghe An province; improving health, enhancing exchanges between journalists and press agencies in Nghe An province.

The 2024 Award is held on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2024), to encourage journalists to serve well the press work in the period of integration and development.

This is the 12th year the tournament has been held. Although it is not professional, the matches are always attractive, exciting, and receive enthusiastic cheers from a large number of fans and spectators. The players compete with a spirit of fair and noble sportsmanship.

At the opening ceremony, the organizers also awarded 20 gifts, totaling 20 million VND, to specialized students and students of Vinh University.