Bamboo Airways sponsors national football, futsal teams
Bamboo Airways has become the official transporter for Vietnam’s national football and futsal teams after the carrier and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) signed an cooperation agreement on April 19.
At the signing ceremony between the VFF and Bamboo Airways (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Bamboo Airways has become the official transporter forVietnam’s national football and futsal teams after the carrier and the VietnamFootball Federation (VFF) signed a cooperation agreement on April 19.
Accordingly, Bamboo Airways will provide five-star transportation services forVietnamese men’s and women’s football teams, U22 and U23 squads, Olympic team,national men’s and women’s futsal teams, U18,U19 and U20 national teams, U15,U16 and U17 national teams, and U20 national futsal team during 2021-2024.
VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan said that support from the sponsors,including Bamboo Airways, plays an important role in improving training qualityfor the national teams, particularly when they are going to play at the FIFAWorld Cup 2022 Qualifiers in the UAE, AFF Suzuki Cup 2021, 2022 AFC U23 AsianCup Qualifiers, and Sea Games 31, among others.
The VFF believed that Bamboo Airways will help the Vietnamese teams traveleasily when attending domestic and international tournaments, he said.
Meanwhile, Bamboo Airways General Director Dang Tat Thang said that his carrierpledged the best policies for the teams so that they can fully focus on thetournaments.
Apart from the national squads, Bamboo Airways will alsotransport other football clubs such as Hanoi FC, HCM City FC and Thanh Hoa FC.It is also the main sponsor of the National Cup./.
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At the signing ceremony between the VFF and Bamboo Airways (Source: VNA) 
