Japan Football Association (JFA) signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lao Football Federation (LFF) on 29 October 2024. JFA and LFF have cooperated at various levels since the MoU was first signed on 18 July 2017 and hope to further expand their partnership going forward.

The signing ceremony took place in Seoul, Korea and went in an amicable manner. Both parties discussed how various exchanges can be conducted through the renewal of the partnership this time and expressed high expectations for future initiatives.

The MoU ceremony was conducted in the presence of:

・Mr. Viphet SIHACHAKR, President, LFF
・Ms. Kanya KEOMANY, Vice President, LFF
・Mr. Chanthavong SIRIMANOTHAM, Acting General Secretary, LFF
・Mr. MIYAMOTO Tsuneyasu, President, JFA
・Mr. YUKAWA Kazuyuki, General Secretary, JFA

The MoU between LFF and JFA aims to facilitate cooperation in the following areas:

・Player development (Men’s and Women’s)
・Friendly matches, camping for National Teams of each age category
・Youth development programme
・Coach education
・Vitalising the women’s football
・Referee development (football, futsal, beach soccer)
・Facility management and operation
・Exchange programmes for technical personnel, administrative and management staff