National football player Wu Junqing attended the "Smile Cup" football invitational match in Tainan, encouraging children to display their sportsmanship.

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[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Tainan Report] Entering the second "Guaguayuan Tainan Smile Cup Football Invitational Tournament" (hereinafter referred to as the Smile Cup) debuted at Chenggong University. Members, cultivate the perseverance of "Taiwan Sweet Potato" and shine internationally in the future.

Qiu Yuxiang, the general manager of Guaguayuan, which sponsored and hosted the event, said that Guaguayuan supports many sports events, including road running, basketball, softball, etc. It happens that his children play in Dongmencheng Football Club, and Tainan has long been short of a large-scale football match , The holding of the Smile Cup allows Tainan to have its own cup competition, deepening the interaction between local companies and the global competition, and the venue of the competition is grown in his alma mater, so it can have a new connection with his alma mater, which is very meaningful.

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Zeng Bohan, Director-General of the Nanshi Grassroots Football Development Association, said that the core value of the Smile Cup since its inception is to hope that every player can enjoy football to the fullest. Therefore, "player priority" is a major feature of the competition, and the coach only acts as a guide. Let the children play freely, so as to cultivate their thinking and communication skills. In addition to communication, it is also educational, and the stage is handed over to the players.

Smile Cup is not only a football game, but also a football carnival.

Before the game, the participating teams were arranged to visit the Gua Gua Garden Sightseeing Factory to experience the fun of picking sweet potatoes. At the game site, there was a free trial activity of Lotos using environmentally friendly cement to make cute coasters, and a challenge event of the Taiwan Sweet Potato Industry Strategic Alliance; Inxtinct also provided the most professional sports insoles for this tournament, and Omeko Wenchuang from the Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market prepared souvenirs for each player, working together to promote the football atmosphere in Tainan.

Huang Xianzhe, director of the National Cheng Kung University Sports Office, said that football is quite an international sport, and NTU helps to take root in the grassroots training. It is hoped that the current sowing will enable Taiwanese players to perform well on the international stage in the near future.

The 2nd Smile Cup debuted on the 8th. The age group of the competition includes U15, U12, U10, and U8, and the competition lasted for 3 days.

The Taiwan Sweet Potato Industry Strategic Alliance arranges checkpoint activities.

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In the Tainan Smile Cup Football Invitational Tournament, the challenge activities let the young players have fun.

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Tainan Smile Cup football team game.

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The 2nd "Gua Gua Yuan Tainan Smile Cup Football Invitational Tournament" was held at Cheng Kung University.