Nghe An rewards national player Pham Xuan Manh
With his contributions to the Vietnam National Team at the 2024 Asean Cup, the Provincial Youth Union, the Vietnam Youth Union of Nghe An Province, and the Department of Culture and Sports awarded a Certificate of Merit and meaningful gifts to player Pham Xuan Manh.

The program aims to promptly encourage and congratulatePlayer Pham Xuan Manh- Outstanding youth of Nghe An province for outstanding achievements and typical contributions to the province's physical education and sports movement.
At the program, player Pham Xuan Manh shared many touching stories during his football career.

Pham Xuan Manh was born in Minh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province. The defender was born in 1996, and trained and competed professionally at Song Lam Nghe An Club from 2008 to the end of 2023.
During his time playing for the Nghe An team, Xuan Manh has made many practical contributions, such as: Champion of the National U17 Championship 2012; Runner-up of the National U19 Championship in 2013 and 2014; Bronze Medal of the National U21 Championship 2017; Champion of the National Cup 2017 with Song Lam Nghe An.

In the miracle in Changzhou, Xuan Manh made a great contribution to help the Vietnam U23 team win the runner-up position of the 2018 U23 Asia.
In early 2024, Xuan Manh left Song Lam Nghe An to join Hanoi FC. And then, the defender from the rice fields was called up by coach Kim Sang-sik to the Vietnam National Team to participate in the 2024 Asean Cup.

At the Asean Cup, Xuan Manh is considered a key defender in coach Kim Sang-sik's squad.
Statistics at the 2024 ASEAN Cup show that Xuan Manh played 6 matches with 531 minutes on the field. In the first and second leg of the finals, Xuan Manh showed excellent performance, thereby contributing greatly to helping the Vietnamese team win the ASEAN Cup for the third time.

At the ceremony, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union awarded a Certificate of Merit to player Pham Xuan Manh. Comrade Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy - Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Youth Union, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, President of the Provincial Youth Union and Comrade Hoang Duc Son - Vice President of the Nghe An Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association presented 50 million VND to encourage the player.
The Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An province awarded a Certificate of Merit and gifts to athlete Pham Xuan Manh. Along with that, units, individuals and organizations in the province also awarded athlete Pham Xuan Manh a total of nearly 50 million VND.

At the program, player Pham Xuan Manh also donated 20 million VND to the Tet For The Poor program of Nghe An province.