The Japan Football Association (JFA) will co-host the “Japan-Mekong U-15 football exchange programme” with the Japan Foundation Asia Center from 1 July for three days. The U-15 Japan National Team will meet the national teams from five countries of the Mekong region, who were invited to this football exchange programme prior to the 7th Mekong-Japan Summit held on Saturday 4 July.
The programme overview is as follows:

Japan-Mekong U-15 Football Exchange Programme Overview

Date:
Wed. 1 July to Fri. 3 July 2015

Location:
J-GREEN SAKAI (145 Yawata-machi, Chikko, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka)

Participants:
U-15 National Teams from five countries of Mekong region (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos), U-15 Japan National Team, Vissel Kobe U-15 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Junior Youth

Tournament System:
- The eight participating teams will be divided into two groups to play a league competition, followed by a consolation final
- 17 players and 5 staff in each team

Note:
The Japan Foundation Asia Center has arranged for each participating team, invited to Japan, to stay in Japan until 5 July after the football tournament. The young players will experience some Japanese culture, such as Japanese calligraphy in Tokyo, to deepen their understanding and to get to know the culture.

About the Japan Foundation Asia Center

The Japan Foundation Asia Center creates opportunities for exchanges of Japanese education, art and culture between Japan and other Asian countries under the slogan of ‘WA Project: Toward Interactive Asia’, co-hosting many events with other organisations such as JFA.

Japan-Mekong U-15 Football Exchange Programme Overview

Date: Wed. 1 July to Fri. 3 July 2015
Location: J-GREEN SAKAI (145 Yawata-machi, Chikko, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka)
Participating Teams:
U-15 National Teams from five countries of Mekong region (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos), U-15 Japan National Team, Vissel Kobe U-15 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Junior Youth

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