List of U17 Vietnam: The best national player is not present
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan announced the list of 34 players heading to the 2023 AFC U17 finals, without Nguyen Cong Phuong's name.
The squad of U17 Vietnam this time still includes most of the players who made an impression in the qualifying round. The players that can be named are Quoc Trung, Van Nam, Van Thanh, Trung Nguyen, Huu Trong, Dinh Thuong...
However, coach Hoang Anh Tuan will not have the services of some other prominent names such as midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong, Le Dinh Long Vu, striker Phan Danh Duc Thien, Nguyen Le Phat.
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Vietnam U17 called up 34 players for the 2023 AFC U17 Championship. |
This group of players is busy competing in the qualifying round of the 2023 National U19 Championship. They will be in the Vietnam U17 squad in the next training session.
This first training session has 34 players. Song Lam Nghe An is the unit that contributes the largest number of players with 6 people. Viettel, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, PVF and SHB Da Nang follow with each unit contributing 4 players. Except for U17 SHB Da Nang, the remaining 4 units are teams that have reached the semi-finals of the 2023 National U17 Championship. They make up the majority of the U17 Vietnam team.
As planned, the first training phase will take place from April 1 to April 16 at the PVF Youth Football Training Center.
Heading to the 2023 AFC U17 Championship finals, Vietnam U17 is in the same group with Japan U17, India U17 and Uzbekistan U17. These are all tough opponents for coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team. Japan U17 has won the championship three times, in 1994, 2006 and 2018. India reached the quarter-finals twice, in 2002 and 2018. Uzbekistan won the championship in 2012.
The 2023 AFC U-17 Championship will take place from June 15 to July 2 in Thailand. This tournament also serves as the qualifying round for the 2023 U-17 World Cup. The four semi-finalists will represent Asia at the 2023 U-17 World Cup in Peru in October.