4 Song Lam Nghe An players and U16 Vietnam depart for the U16 International Tournament in China

This is a tournament organized by the Chinese Football Association (CFA), taking place from August 16 to August 20, 2024 in Shenyang city, Liaoning province, China, with the participation of 4 national U16 teams: Vietnam, Japan, Uzbekistan and host China.

Before the departure date, head coach Cristiano Roland decided to finalize the official list of the Vietnam U16 team, including 23 players as stipulated in the Regulations. In this list, there are 4 players belonging to Song Lam Nghe An Club including: Goalkeeper Tran Van Dat, midfielder Bach Trong Duong, defenders Le Tan Dung and Tran Dong Thuc. All 4 of these players were also "tested" at the recent 2024 Southeast Asian U16 Championship.

Accordingly, 6 players will have to return to the Club to continue training and wait for opportunities in the next training session, including goalkeeper Nguyen Duc Manh, defender Nguyen Van Phuc, Ho Sy Minh, midfielder Tran Thanh Tu, Tran Hong Kien, and striker Hoang Trong Duy Khang.

Evaluating the goal of the Vietnam U16 team when participating in the International U16 Football Tournament - Peace Cup 2024, coach Cristiano Roland said: "Matches with strong opponents at this time are very necessary for Vietnam U16. Meeting high-level teams brings pressure, helping them mature a lot. In addition, this is also an opportunity for me to test the connection between the players, to see if they create the certainty as the coaching staff expects or not."

Coach Cristiano Roland emphasized that the opponents that U16 Vietnam will meet in the above tournament are all very high quality and the coaching staff will try their best so that the players can play better and develop more and more, thereby having the best preparation for the 2025 U17 Asian Qualifiers taking place next October.