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Can Tho fans travel 200km overnight to cheer on football team
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Can Tho fans travel 200km overnight to cheer on football team

From Tuแป•i Trแบป · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Fans traveled 200km overnight by bus to support the Can Tho Trade Union football team in the Southern region qualifiers for the Vietnam Workers' Football Championship 2026.
  • The team's management organized the fan trip to encourage the players, who are factory workers balancing work and training.
  • Despite losing their opening match 3-4, the team's determined performance and the fans' passionate support created an emotional atmosphere.

Fans of the Can Tho Trade Union football team transformed the TDT University Stadium into a home ground with their fervent support during the Southern region qualifiers for the Vietnam Workers' Football Championship 2026. The team, composed of workers from a leather shoe manufacturing company, faced Tรขy Ninh 2 in their opening match.

To ensure they could cheer on their team, a delegation of over 30 fans, led by Trแบงn Thแป‹ Thanh Thoแบฃng, Chairwoman of the Trade Union of TKG Taekwang Can Tho Co., Ltd., departed from Can Tho at 2 a.m. on June 7. The journey covered 200 kilometers to reach the stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.

The players of Can Tho Trade Union played very actively, united, and with great enthusiasm. Seeing the fighting spirit of the team, all the fatigue from the long journey vanished.

โ€” Trแบงn Thแป‹ Thanh ThoแบฃngChairwoman of the Trade Union of TKG Taekwang Can Tho Co., Ltd., describing the fans' experience and the team's performance.

"The players of Can Tho Trade Union played very actively, united, and with great enthusiasm. Seeing the fighting spirit of the team, all the fatigue from the long journey vanished," said Thoแบฃng. The players have been balancing their demanding factory jobs with rigorous training for the past month.

We departed from Can Tho at 2 a.m., almost everyone in the group didn't sleep throughout the long 200km journey. Nevertheless, after arriving at the stadium and witnessing the players' enthusiasm, the whole group enthusiastically cheered for them.

โ€” Trแบงn Vฤƒn HuแบฅnDirector of TKG Taekwang Can Tho Co., Ltd., detailing the fan journey and his admiration for the players.

Company director Trแบงn Vฤƒn Huแบฅn, 51, also joined the fan group, despite the lack of sleep during the overnight journey. "We departed from Can Tho at 2 a.m., almost everyone in the group didn't sleep throughout the long 200km journey. Nevertheless, after arriving at the stadium and witnessing the players' enthusiasm, the whole group enthusiastically cheered for them," Huแบฅn shared. He praised the players' fighting spirit, especially competing under the 32-degree Celsius heat.

Huแบฅn emphasized that sports are a long-standing cultural aspect of the company. Supporting the team is seen as both a recreational activity and a responsibility to motivate the players. The company leadership quickly organized the fan trip upon learning about the championship.

The players' spirit is commendable and worth learning from.

โ€” Trแบงn Vฤƒn HuแบฅnDirector of TKG Taekwang Can Tho Co., Ltd., praising the players' dedication.
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Originally published by Tuแป•i Trแบป in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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