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Korean coach to use rewarded money for charity activities

Coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnam national football team on December 16 announced he will donate the 100,000 USD he was rewarded for charities activities in the host country.
Korean coach to use rewarded money for charity activities ảnh 1Chairman of the Truong Hai –Thaco Group Tran Ba Duong presents 100,000 USD to Park Hang-seo (L) (Source: VNA)
Quang Nam (VNA) – Coach Park Hang-seo ofthe Vietnam national football team on December 16 announced he will donate the100,000 USD he was rewarded for charity activities in the host country.

Speaking at a ceremony in Quang Nam province to receivethe money from a donor following the victory of the team a day earlier, theRepublic of Korea’s coach thanked Chairman of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai group DoanNguyen Duc for inviting him to work in the position, which he said had createda chance for him to live and associate himself with the country, people andfootball of Vietnam.

He also thanked donor Tran Ba Duong, Chairman of theTruong Hai –Thaco group, for the generous rewards to him so far, including the100,000 USD given after Vietnam championed the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)Suzuki Cup 2018. The coach said he will use the money to help develop thecountry’s most popular sport and ease the difficulties of the poor in Vietnam.

Vietnam held the Cup trophy again after 10 years by beatingMalaysia 1-0 in the second-leg final of the tournament that took place at MyDinh National Stadium, Hanoi, on December 15 night. The national team took thefirst champion title of the AFF Suzuki Cup in 2008, also at My Dinh Stadium.-VNA
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