Final list of participants in U16 Southeast Asia tournament: SLNA contributes 2 players
(Baonghean.vn) - Yesterday afternoon (July 26), Coach Vu Hong Viet finalized the final list of the Vietnam U16 team preparing to leave for the Southeast Asian U16 tournament taking place in Indonesia from July 29.
After more than 3 weeks of preparation with a total of 3 friendly matches to practice the team, coach Vu Hong Viet finally selected 23 names that will join him on the journey to defend the title at the upcoming U16 Southeast Asian tournament.
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Vietnam U16 team at Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) before departure. Photo: VFF |
In the list of 23 players participating in the upcoming U16 Southeast Asian tournament, SLNA Club contributed 2 players: goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet and midfielder Hoang Van Thong. Because they were busy participating in the National U15 Finals, players like Dinh Xuan Tien and Nguyen Van Bach (U15 SLNA) did not have the opportunity to participate.
The goal of coach Vu Hong Viet and his team in this year's tournament is nothing other than successfully defending the championship title. And the first challenge for the Vietnam U16 team is the clash with the Cambodia U16 team at 3:30 p.m. on July 29.
MATCH SCHEDULE - GROUP A:
- July 29 Vietnam - Cambodia
- July 31 Vietnam - East Timor
- August 2 Vietnam - Indonesia
- August 4 Vietnam - Philippines
- August 6 Vietnam - Myanmar
- August 9: Semi-finals
- August 11: Final
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