Pupils of three football academies of the cities of Kazakhstan Shymkent - FC "Ordabasy", Academy "Ontustik", Kokshetau - "Okzhetpes" took part in the international football tournament for children Dragan Mance Cup (Serbia), which was held from June 13 to 15 in Belgrade.

On June 17, matches were also organized, but of a friendly nature of the Kazakh teams against the Academy of "Crvena Zvezda" and the local team "Gladiator".

As part of their visit to Belgrade, the children visited the stadiums of the flagships of Serbian football and regular participants of the European Cups - FC "Crvena Zvezda" and FC "Partizan".

The participation of Kazakhstani teams in the competitions became possible thanks to the active sports diplomacy of Serbian football functionaries Vladimir Rybić, Goran Stanojević and Ivica Pirić.

Every year, the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, hosts young footballers from all over Europe at the international Dragan Mance Cup tournament, dedicated to the memory of the famous Serbian footballer, striker for FC Partizan and the Yugoslav national team, Dragan Mance.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-belgrad/press/news/details/1020031?lang=kk