U23 Vietnam's opponents lack a series of stars before the Asian qualifiers; Van Hau leaves the team early due to injury

U23 Vietnam's opponents lack a series of stars before the Asian qualifiers

Recently, U23 Singapore announced the list of 23 players preparing for the 2024 U23 Asian qualifiers.

Notably, the list of the young team of the Lion Island nation this time is missing many stars due to various problems. Notably, the duo Umayr Sujuandy and Elijah Lim of the Young Lions Club. In addition, Ryaan Sanizal also withdrew due to injury. In addition, two stars of the Singapore national team, Ilhan Faldi and Khairin Nadim, are also absent.

However, Coach Nazri Nasir said the team is ready and confident of doing something that will make the fans proud. “The selection of the 23 players is a result of their relentless performance, determination and discipline throughout training. Equally important is their involvement in guiding our tactical approach and plans,” said Coach Nasir.

On September 2, U23 Singapore arrived in Phu Tho (Vietnam) to prepare for the matches in the 2024 U23 Asian qualifiers.

According to the schedule, in this qualifying round, Coach Nasir and his team will face U23 Yemen (September 6), U23 Guam (September 9) and U23 Vietnam (September 12).

Losing to Thailand, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team will meet the Chinese team in the semi-finals.

On the evening of September 4, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team lost to Thailand with a score of 1-3, thereby winning the right to enter the semi-finals to meet the Chinese team at the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.

Van Hau leaves Vietnam National Team early due to injury

The Vietnamese team received bad news when Doan Van Hau injured his heel, had to have an injection and needed time to recover.

Having just joined the Vietnam National Team to prepare for the friendly matches this September, Van Hau has already said goodbye to the team.

Accordingly, Van Hau has not yet fully recovered from the injury in his right heel. He has joined the national team and asked for permission from Coach Philippe Troussier. The French coach agreed to allow this player to stay at the Club to recuperate until he fully recovers. Thus, the best left-back in V.League 2023 will not join the Vietnam National Team in the match against the Palestine National Team.

The absence of Doan Van Hau from the squad will certainly be a big regret, but this will also be an opportunity for the new players summoned by the French coach to show themselves such as Hoang Thai Binh, Trieu Viet Hung...

The miracle of U23 Vietnam was included in the AFC's list of "historical marks" of the U23 Asian Cup.

Ahead of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) homepage has reviewed the tournament's historical milestones. Vietnam U23 with the Changzhou miracle is also on the list mentioned by AFC:

"The 2018 AFC U23 Championship saw defending champions Japan eliminated early in the quarter-finals and the strong rise of Uzbekistan U23 and Vietnam U23, the two teams entered the final with determination and resilience.

Both teams qualified for the group stage as runners-up. Uzbekistan U23 performed impressively in the knockout stages, beating Japan 4-0 and South Korea 4-1. Vietnam U23 had a more difficult journey, with two victories in penalty shootouts against Iraq and Qatar.

In the final match under harsh weather conditions, Rustamjon Ashurmatov opened the scoring for Uzbekistan U23 before Quang Hai equalized with a beautiful free kick. In the final minutes of the second extra time, Andrey Sidorov sealed the result 2-1 and helped Uzbekistan U23 win the championship.

The runner-up position at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship remains one of the most remarkable achievements of Vietnamese football in the continental arena. Many players who emerged after the miracle of Changzhou made important contributions in the subsequent period of great success with 1 AFF Cup championship and 2 SEA Games gold medals.

Towards the 2024 AFC U23 qualifiers,U23 Vietnamalso owns a quality generation of players who have just won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship. Fans hope that under the guidance of Coach Troussier, U23 Vietnam will achieve many successes and the first step is a ticket to the Asian Finals for the 5th consecutive time./.