Today, August 1, the Vietnamese women's team gathers for the AFF Cup 2012.
Preparing for the 2012 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship (AFF Cup) taking place in September in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese women's football team will gather tomorrow, August 1.
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| Midfielder Kim Hong (left) plays in the final match of the first leg of the 2012 National Women's Championship in Ho Chi Minh City in April - Photo: NK |
The Vietnamese women's team will gather at the Vietnam Football Federation Youth Football Training Center (Hanoi) with 24 players. In addition to the newly added young faces such as Chuong Thi Kieu, Vu Thi Nhung, Bui Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Mai, Pham Hoang Quynh and Nguyen Thi Nguyet, the Vietnamese women's team will also welcome the return of two veteran players, midfielder Tran Thi Kim Hong and steel center back Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, after a long absence due to injury.
According to the plan, the Vietnamese women's team will move to Tam Dao on August 6 to train their physical strength for a week. After this training session, coach Tran Van Phat and his team will return to the Vietnam Football Federation Youth Football Training Center on August 14.
During the training period here, the Vietnamese women's team is expected to have three friendly matches with the U-14 Hanoi T&T, U-14 Hanoi and U-14 Viettel teams before leaving for training in Kunming (China) on August 31. Here, the Vietnamese women's team will have two friendly matches with the U-14 Kunming team before flying straight to Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the AFF Cup 2012.
The 2012 AFF Cup takes place from September 13 to 22. The Vietnamese women's team is in Group A with Myanmar, Singapore and the Philippines. Group B includes Thailand, Laos, Indonesia and Malaysia. In the 2011 tournament in Laos, Thailand beat Myanmar 2-1 to win the runner-up title.
List of 24 players of Vietnam women's team - Goalkeepers (4): Dang Thi Kieu Trinh (HCMC), Le Thi Tuyet Mai (HCMC), Duong Thi Khanh Ly (Hanoi), Nguyen Thanh Hao (Vietnam Coal and Minerals). - Defenders (7): Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (Hanoi), Nguyen Thi Xuyen (Hanoi), Vu Thi Nhung (Hanoi), Bui Thi Lan (Hanoi), Bui Thi Nhu (Ha Nam), Nguyen Hai Hoa (Thai Nguyen), Nguyen Thi Mai (Vietnam Coal and Minerals). - Midfielders (9): Tran Thi Kim Hong (HCMC), Tran Thi Hong Linh (HCMC), Chuong Thi Kieu (HCMC), Nguyen Thi Kim Tien (Hanoi), Le Thi Thuong (Vietnam Coal and Minerals), Pham Hoang Quynh (Vietnam Coal and Minerals), Nguyen Thi Lieu (Ha Nam), Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung (Ha Nam), Nguyen Thi Muon (Hanoi). - Forwards (4): Nguyen Thi Hoa (Hanoi), Le Thu Thanh Huong (Ha Nam), Nguyen Thi Nguyet (Ha Nam), Huynh Nhu (HCMC). |
According to Tuoi Tre - DT