Song Lam Nghe An players 'clean' in U23 Vietnam

In the first gathering of U23 Vietnam, Song Lam Nghe An contributed 5 players. However, in the second round of shortening, Song Lam Nghe An only had 2 faces left: center back Ho Khac Luong and midfielder Tran Manh Quynh.

Ho Khac Luong (standing 2nd, first row from left) in the U23 Vietnam team jersey. Photo: FBNV

In the friendly match with Phu Tho, midfielder Tran Manh Quynh opened the score for U23 Vietnam. However, when it came to finalizing the list of 23 players participating in the international football tournament U23 Cup - Doha, Qatar 2023, unfortunately, both Manh Quynh and Khac Luong were not retained.

Also saying goodbye to the U23 Vietnam team this time were 9 other players including: Pham Dinh Duy, Nguyen Van Tung, Nguyen Ngoc Thang, Pham Van Huu, Tran Trung Kien, Nguyen Thai Son, Nguyen Nam Truong, Nguyen Huu Nam and Nguyen Dinh Son. Among these 11 players, some were injured and had to miss the match.

According to plan, the Vietnam U23 team will practice two more sessions at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center before leaving for Qatar to participate in the 2023 International U23 Cup-Doha, Qatar.

This tournament has the participation of 10 U23 teams including: Vietnam, Thailand, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and host Qatar. The teams are divided into pairs to play 2 matches in the group stage, then will be ranked based on the results to arrange the pairs in the final round.

According to the schedule, U23 Vietnam will meet Iraq on March 23 and meet U23 UAE on March 26 in the group stage./.