Olympique Lyonnais: agreement with Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation extended by 3 years

"Fortified by a first 5-year cycle, Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) and Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation (Vietnam) have chosen to extend their cooperation for another 3 years, until 31/12/2023," announced the French club on 23/03/2021.

"Olympique Lyonnais is pleased to extend its support to the Ho Chi Minh City Federation, and to this now benchmark project in Vietnam in terms of football education. Started in January 2016, this strategic partnership aims to support the authorities of Ho Chi Minh City in the development of an elite program, in order to train the next generations of professional football players in Vietnam. Beyond the football ambition, this academy now brings together more than 80 young local talents within a triple project around sports, school, and citizenship, in which they are trained according to a methodology inspired by OL Academy's DNA," explained the club, which shares its expertise in eight countries around the world (see below).

"In line with its international development strategy, based on staff and players training as well as supporting the…