Today announced the official list of Vietnam National Team preparing for AFF Cup 2018
Today (October 9), Coach Park Hang Seo and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will officially announce the list of players called up to the Vietnam National Team to prepare for the AFF Cup 2018.
VFF said that in Coach Park Hang Seo's records, there were about 40 players whose names were entered. After the 2018 V-League officially ended, the Korean coach reduced the list to 29 players to prepare for the 2018 AFF Cup.
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The list of Vietnam national team players was announced today. |
Although not yet announced, according to revealed information, many key names of U23 Vietnam and Olympic Vietnam are present. Typically, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, midfielder Quang Hai, Xuan Truong, Van Toan, Van Hau, striker Cong Phuong, Duc Chinh or defender Duy Manh...
In the revealed list, the most notable absentee is defender Vu Van Thanh of HAGL, this player is injured and has been confirmed by his club to be unable to participate in the AFF Cup 2018. This is a big loss for Vietnam, because Van Thanh is a mainstay of the current Vietnamese national team.
After finalizing the list, the Vietnam national team will gather on October 11. On October 16, the whole team will leave for South Korea for training. In the land of Kim Chi, coach Park Hang Seo and his team will have 3 friendly matches with Xuan Truong's old team, Incheon United (October 22), Seoul FC (October 25) and a club in the K-League 2, Seoul E Land FC (October 29).
On October 30, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will return to Vietnam to complete the final preparations and finalize the official list of 23 players before entering the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 campaign./.