Surprise with number 10 of U23 Vietnam at the 2024 U23 Asian Finals

Vo Nguyen Hoang was not on the preliminary list of 50 U23 Vietnam players selected by Coach Troussier to prepare. However, the striker of Dong A Thanh Hoa had a chance after the French coach reached an agreement to terminate his contract early with VFF.

Not only was Vo Nguyen Hoang called up by the coach, he was also trusted by the Khanh Hoa coach to wear the number 10 shirt at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Finals. This information was revealed by the Asian Football Confederation in the list of teams registered to compete yesterday.

According to regulations, teams participating in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Finals are still allowed to change players in the official list no later than 6 hours before the first match. However, players whose names are already on the list will keep their original registered shirt numbers.

In previous tournaments, the number 10 of U23 Vietnam was often given to attacking midfielders such as Khuat Van Khang or Nguyen Thanh Nha. In the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Finals, Khuat Van Khang chose the number 18 shirt.

In the friendly match with U23 Jordan yesterday, Bui Vi Hao wore the number 10 shirt. However, he will return to his familiar number 11 shirt when entering the official tournament.

With the number 10 shirt, Vo Nguyen Hoang is almost certain to start in the upcoming tournament. It is important to know that number 10 is always an important shirt number for most teams, especially in big tournaments. In fact, coach Hoang Anh Tuan does not have many options for the striker position at this time.

In addition to Vo Nguyen Hoang, two other names chosen by coach Hoang Anh Tuan to replace him are Nguyen Thanh Khai and Nguyen Duc Viet, both of whom have nice shirt numbers. Thanh Khai wears shirt number 2 while Duc Viet wears shirt number 8. Both promise to be in the starting lineup of U23 Vietnam.

List of shirt numbers of U23 Vietnam at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship