【Cambodia】Junior Youth Soccer Festival 2018 in Cambodia
- Time Period
- 24th to 28th Aug., 2018
- Region
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Sport/Programme Category
- Football
- Implementer
- NGO Education Research Center (NERC)
- Recipient Organisation
- NGO Education Research Center (NERC) Cambodia Office
- Number of Individual Beneficiaries
- 1,220 people
After 2016, we held a soccer tournament for boys and girls in Cambodia. Cambodian soccer is currently not at a world-class level especially women's soccer which is not very popular there. We aimed to foster a sports culture in Cambodia for the future, promote human education for boys and girls through soccer, promote gender equality, and contribute to sports exchanges with Japan.
At the Kandal State Soccer Field in Cambodia, a soccer tournament and a soccer clinic were held for five days, inviting four teams for each of boys and girls (both under 19 years old). We also held seminars on preventive measures for injuries and treatments for local leaders and athletes. The athletes fought a fierce battle with a sense of sportsmanship. The program was a success with exchanges with students from Japan.
See below for the Japanese version.
http://www.sftlegacy.jpnsport.go.jp/wp/jp/20181026-1/
At the Kandal State Soccer Field in Cambodia, a soccer tournament and a soccer clinic were held for five days, inviting four teams for each of boys and girls (both under 19 years old). We also held seminars on preventive measures for injuries and treatments for local leaders and athletes. The athletes fought a fierce battle with a sense of sportsmanship. The program was a success with exchanges with students from Japan.
See below for the Japanese version.
http://www.sftlegacy.jpnsport.go.jp/wp/jp/20181026-1/
Feedback from Participant :
Comments from players:
I'm really happy to win. I want to do my best for next year.
Comments from Vice President of Royal University of Phnom Penh:
We would like to thank many people from Japan for their cooperation. I am very happy that the students at the University of Phnom Penh volunteered to participate in this tournament.
Comments from Mr. Ohara, Football Federation of Cambodia:
Athletes can grow through the tournament, leading to bottom-up in Cambodia as a whole. I hope it will continue to be held.
