FFF: opening of a "French Football Academy" in Singapore, the second after New York (USA)

The Fédération Française de Football has opened the "French Football Academy", an academy dedicated to the training of young players, in the city-state of Singapore (south of Malaysia), on 17/10/2020. This is the second "French Football Academy" to see the light of day, after the one launched in July 2019 in New York (United States).

"Headed by Patrick Vallée, who has coached several National 1 teams as well as first division teams in China and Singapore, the FF Academy in Singapore will be able to welcome up to 400 young players. They will be welcomed and trained by a dozen instructors directly trained on site by Patrick Vallée, holder of the UEFA A licence," said the FFF.

"The Academy will be located at the Our Tampines Hub (OTH), a state-of-the-art sports complex in central Singapore, as well as at the GEMS World Academy (GWA), an international school in Singapore with high-quality facilities. The academy will be managed administratively by the agency Silkroad, which will be present on site," explained the French Federation.

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