Congratulations to "Boong" and "Tete," two young footballers from Korat Rising Academy, who have been selected by the Thai-Japanese Sports Development Foundation in Nakhon Ratchasima to receive scholarships and join the football team of KIBOUGAOKA High School in Japan for the 2027 academic year.
- subject
- Congratulations to our players for passing the selection process for scholarships to study and play with a football team in Japan.
- sportsperson
- Punyawat Chanthewanumas (Nong Bung) and Polphat Borihan (Nong Tete)
- Parent school
- Boonyawatana School 2 · Grade 10 (Bung) and Grade 9 (Tete) (the two on the left wearing white shirts)
- project
- Thai-Japanese cultural exchange program organized by the Thai-Japanese Sports Development Foundation (TJSD Foundation), Nakhon Ratchasima.
- Trial camp period
- May 26 – June 8, 2026 · Fukuoka City, Japan
- The next step
- I will continue my high school education and join the KIBOUGAOKA High School football team in the 2027 academic year.
Congratulations to two young footballers from Korat Rising Academy – Korat Bull, Punyawat Chanthewanumas ("Boong") and Polphat Borihan ("Tete"), students from Boonwattana 2 School, who have been selected by the Thai-Japanese Sports Development Foundation, Nakhon Ratchasima (TJSD Foundation) to receive scholarships to continue their secondary education and join the football team of KIBOUGAOKA High School in Fukuoka, Japan, in the 2027 academic year.
Previously, both participated in a training camp and tryouts with the KIBOUGAOKA High School football team from May 26th to June 8th, 2026. Based on evaluations of football skills, conduct, discipline, and readiness to live in Japan, both passed the selection process and qualified for the scholarship.
This achievement is the result of the dedication and discipline they have cultivated throughout their time at Korat Rising Academy – Korat Bull, and is another important step demonstrating that rural youth can indeed reach the international stage through education, sports, and Thai-Japanese cultural exchange.
Bung and Tete's journey to Japan.
- Join a training camp and tryout with KIBOUGAOKA High School team (May 26 – June 8, 2026).
- They passed an assessment of their football skills, conduct, discipline, and readiness to live in Japan.
- I have been selected to receive a scholarship for upper secondary education.
- Joined the KIBOUGAOKA High School football team in the academic year 2027.
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