YOUNG ARMENIAN FOOTBALL-PLAYERS TO TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN MAY IN TEHRAN

Noyan Tapan
Apr 26 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 2-10, an international friendly
tournament of football-players under 17 years will be held in the
capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran. Two national teams of
Iran, those of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Japan, Iraq and China will take
part in the tournament. The Armenian national team has also received
an invitation to take part in the tournament. The Armenian national
team headed by trainer Arsen Chilingarian will leave for Tehran
on May 1. The delegation of the Armenian Football Federation will
be led by Ruben Sinoyan, member of the Executive Committee of the
Federation. The participants of the tournament are divided into two
groups. Iranian A national team, the national teams of Saudi Arabia,
Syria and Japan are included in group A, and Iranian B national team,
the national teams of Armenia, Iraq and China are included in group B.