Farewell Ceremony for Brunei National Under-18 Football Team
2017/8/24
The Japan Foundation Asia Center and the Japan Football Association (JFA) are hosting the Brunei national under-18 football team in Japan, to train in preparation for the qualifiers for the AFC U-19 Championship 2018. The training is taking place in J-GREEN SAKAI, one of the best training facilities in Japan. There will be friendly matches against the Japan Professional League 1st division (J1) club’s youth teams, Cerezo Osaka and Vissel Kobe, as well as some cultural exchange programmes.
The Embassy of Japan invited the players and coaches participating in the training camp to the Embassy, to offer good wishes and encouragement, on 18 August 2017.
The Brunei national under-18 football team, which is led by a Japanese head coach, Mr Takao Fujiwara, is currently preparing for the upcoming qualifiers for the AFC U-19 Championship 2018 in November. Brunei and Japan have close ties with each other in the field of football, and the invitation forms part of an initiative started in November 2014 by the Japan Foundation Asia Center, the JFA and the Japan Professional Football League (J.League), to encourage various football exchange programmes within Asia.
The aim of the initiative is to provide opportunities for people-to-people exchanges between football players, teams, and enthusiasts to further strengthen the friendship between Japan and other countries, and to develop a stronger football culture in Asia. As part of the initiative, in March 2017, the Japan Foundation Asia Center sent coaches of a J1 club, Kashima Antlers, to Brunei and held training sessions for the Brunei national under-18 football team and the Brunei DPMM FC youth team. The increased exposure to Japan’s football culture and in playing friendly games against youth teams in Japan and Southeast Asia, will hopefully encourage young players to pursue their goal and aspiration of playing in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Embassy of Japan invited the players and coaches participating in the training camp to the Embassy, to offer good wishes and encouragement, on 18 August 2017.
The Brunei national under-18 football team, which is led by a Japanese head coach, Mr Takao Fujiwara, is currently preparing for the upcoming qualifiers for the AFC U-19 Championship 2018 in November. Brunei and Japan have close ties with each other in the field of football, and the invitation forms part of an initiative started in November 2014 by the Japan Foundation Asia Center, the JFA and the Japan Professional Football League (J.League), to encourage various football exchange programmes within Asia.
The aim of the initiative is to provide opportunities for people-to-people exchanges between football players, teams, and enthusiasts to further strengthen the friendship between Japan and other countries, and to develop a stronger football culture in Asia. As part of the initiative, in March 2017, the Japan Foundation Asia Center sent coaches of a J1 club, Kashima Antlers, to Brunei and held training sessions for the Brunei national under-18 football team and the Brunei DPMM FC youth team. The increased exposure to Japan’s football culture and in playing friendly games against youth teams in Japan and Southeast Asia, will hopefully encourage young players to pursue their goal and aspiration of playing in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.