The atmosphere surrounding the U14 Gia Lai International Football Festival 2026 is heating up as international teams arrive one after another in Pleiku.
Gia Lai Province will host the 2026 International Youth Football Festival from May 11 to May 17, bringing together 12 U14 teams from Vietnam and overseas, according to a newly issued provincial plan.
Gia Lai will send two squads to the 2026 National U15 Football Championship, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced as it released the tournament’s regulations and full match schedule.
Once a rising star for Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL), former midfielder Nguyen Thanh Hung has turned his early exit from professional football into a lifelong mission: Nurturing the next generation of young players in his hometown.
