HISTORY
The Saigon Ghosts soccer program was born when several parents of young SSIS students formed a small soccer team to help our EC and Kindergarten children take part in an active, healthy, and challenging activity. The program soon expanded and grew to offer the same opportunities to older SSIS Elementary School students. We at Saigon Ghosts are SSIS parents and faculty seeing a need and fil
ling it. We not only want to teach our children how to play soccer, we also want them to learn how to be good teammates, learn what good sportsmanship is, and learn how to both win and lose with grace. We are not a large corporate program or a soccer factory. We see your children as individuals and try to meet their individual needs. We want all of our children to have fun, to grow as athletes and as people, and to love soccer. To that end, we host both formal tournaments and friendly games with other local teams. COACHES
Coach Tam: A member of the Saigon Port Football team, Tam has also coached for the SHB Da Nang Football Club as well as the Ho Chi Minh City Football Club. He is currently the manager of the Tranthai Football Academy and holds a level C for coaching from the Asian Football Federation. Tam will complete his University degree in Physical Education and Sports this year. Coach Babou: A former member of the U18 National Team of Cameroon, Babou played twice in the U18 World Cup tournament. He has played professional soccer throughout Asia, including in the Thua Thien Hue Vietnam League, the Perbsib Kediri Indonesian League, the Dongguan NanCheng Chinese League, and the Krung Thai Bank Bangkok Thai League. He holds a Level C license for soccer coaching, and lives in Ho Chi Minh City with his wife and two children.
