3 Song Lam Nghe An players were selected by Coach Philippe Troussier to participate in the Asian U23 Championship Qualifiers
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 5, coach Philippe Troussier made the decision to select 23 players for the official list of the Vietnam U23 Team to compete in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers, including 3 players from the Song Lam Nghe An training center.
Accordingly, the French strategist selected 3 players from Song Lam Nghe An Club, including: Defender Ho Van Cuong, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet and Cao Van Binh. Meanwhile, midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien is suffering from a minor injury due to overload, this player is in the process of rehabilitation so he cannot join the team.U23 Vietnamin upcoming matches.
Another player from Nghe An who could not participate in the U23 Asian qualifiers this time is defender Tran Nam Hai. He was retained by coach Philippe Troussier and transferred to the Vietnam national team. He is currently training to prepare for a friendly match with the Palestine team during FIFA Days in September.
The names not in coach Philippe Troussier's plan for the 2024 AFC U23 Qualifiers campaign include: Huynh The Hieu, Nguyen Minh Quang, Pham Dinh Duy, Vo Nguyen Hoang, Tran Van Thang, Vu Tien Long, Huynh Cong Den, Nguyen An Khanh, Dang Tuan Phong, Giap Tuan Duong and Tran Nam Hai.
Among the above players, 3 players including Nguyen An Khanh, Dang Tuan Phong, Giap Tuan Duong were retained by coach Philippe Troussier and transferred to the Vietnam national team, currently practicing to prepare for the friendly match with the Palestine team on FIFA Days in September. Meanwhile, some players such as Nguyen Minh Quang, Vo Nguyen Hoang, Dinh Xuan Tien... are in the force of the Vietnam Olympic team, will gather on September 7 to prepare for the 19th ASIAD.
This afternoon, the Vietnam U23 team will have their last training session in Hanoi before moving to Phu Tho to prepare for the opening match against U23 Guam in Group C, 2024 AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers. This match will take place at 7:00 p.m. on September 6 at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho. Before that, at 4:00 p.m., there will be a match between U23 Singapore and U23 Yemen.
The 2024 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers will feature 43 teams, divided into 11 groups (10 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams). At the end of the qualifiers, the 11 group winners and the 4 best runners-up will qualify for the finals in Qatar.
The top three teams in the finals will qualify for the 2024 Olympic men's football event in Paris, France. The fourth-placed team will play a play-off against African football representative Guinea for a place in Paris.
