Coach Troussier called up 3 Song Lam Nghe An players to the Vietnam U23 team
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Philippe Troussier has called up 24 players to prepare for the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals, including 3 players from Song Lam Nghe An Club.
As part of the preparation plan for the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals, the Vietnam U23 team will gather again with the Vietnam team's FIFA Days training session in March 2024, starting from March 13.
The faces given the opportunity in this gathering include prominent names such as goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan, defender Tran Quang Thinh, Nguyen Ngoc Thang, Luong Duy Cuong, midfielder Le Quoc Nhat Nam, Hoang Van Toan, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa, striker Nguyen Quoc Viet...
However, because many U23 players are playing for the Vietnam national team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers and some players have not recovered from injuries, this is not the best and most complete force of the Vietnam U23 team.
In this gathering, Song Lam Nghe An Club contributed 3 names, including midfielder Tran Manh Quynh, goalkeeper Cao Van Binh and defender Le Nguyen Hoang. Of these 3 players, midfielder Tran Manh Quynh often plays in the first team, he also just scored against Binh Duong in round 13 of V.League.
According to the plan, the Vietnam U23 team will start training from March 13 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. Similar to the Vietnam team, due to the schedule of the 1/8 round of the 2023/2024 National Cup, the team will not have full squad numbers until March 15.
On March 17, the Vietnam U23 team will travel to Tajikistan to play two friendly matches with the Tajikistan U23 team, on March 20 and March 23, 2024.
These are two matches that are meant to “warm up” the Vietnam U23 team towards the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Finals, which will take place from April 15 to May 3 in Qatar, where the Vietnam U23 team will face challenges from Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Malaysia in Group D. Meanwhile, inviting the Vietnam U23 team to play a friendly match is also very meaningful for Tajikistan as they have to face Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Thailand in Group C.
Because head coach Philippe Troussier is busy leading the Vietnamese team to play two matches against Indonesia in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers at the same time (first leg on March 21 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium and second leg on March 26 at My Dinh Stadium), Assistant Head Coach Moulay Lahsen will take on the position of Acting Head Coach of the Vietnam U23 team during this tour in Tajikistan./.
