FIFA donates 42,000+ footballs to schools
A ceremony
to hand over footballs to the Ministry of Education under the FIFA-supported
Football for Schools Programme of the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) was
held yesterday afternoon at Hotel Max.
The event was attended by Union Minister for
Education Dr Chaw Chaw Sein, Chairman of the Myanmar Olympic Committee and
Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and for Hotels and Tourism Jeng
Phang Naw Taung, Chairman of the FIFA Social Responsibility Committee and MFF
President U Zaw Zaw, directors-general, MFF officials, administrators, coaches
and players from the Myanmar national men’s and women’s football teams, as well
as teachers and students from basic education high schools.
The ceremony began with the screening of a
documentary video on the Grassroots Football Festival organized by the Myanmar
Football Federation under the guidance of FIFA.
In her address, Union Minister Dr Chaw Chaw Sein
said that the Football for Schools Programme, an international initiative of
FIFA involving more than 200 countries, contributes significantly to the
implementation of national goals aimed at strengthening the education and
health sectors for sustainable development. She noted that sport plays an
important role in enhancing both education and health, and expressed
appreciation to the President and officials of the Myanmar Football Federation
for donating Adidas footballs provided through FIFA’s Football for Schools
initiative. The ministry, she added, will work closely with the Myanmar
Football Federation as well as relevant ministries and organizations to ensure
the successful implementation of the programme in schools across the country.
During the ceremony, Union Minister Jeng Phang Naw
Taung and MFF President U Zaw Zaw handed over 42,760 Adidas footballs to Union
Minister Dr Chaw Chaw Sein and Director-General U Kyaw Swa Thwin.
Following the presentation, union ministers,
deputy ministers and officials watched a friendly mini-football match played by
Myanmar national team players together with students. — MNA/KZL
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