Quang Hai returns home, ready for AFF Cup 2022
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 15, midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai arrived at Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi), ready to join the Vietnamese team to prepare for the AFF Cup 2022.
Quang Hai and his girlfriend took flight VN0018, taking off from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (France) at 1:10 p.m. (local time) on December 13, and spent more than a day returning to Vietnam.
Quang Hai and his girlfriend completed immigration procedures until 8am before leaving the airport. There, Nguyen Thi Cuc, Quang Hai's mother, was waiting. The Vietnamese midfielder got in the car with his mother and niece to go home, but his girlfriend did not go with him.
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Quang Hai's mother and niece were present at the airport early in the morning. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Before returning home,Quang Haitraining with a personal fitness trainer according to the Pau Club's training program during the training session in Switzerland. Therefore, Coach Park Hang Seo is completely assured that his student will soon integrate with the Vietnam team.
This afternoon, Quang Hai had his first training session with the national team. After playing for Pau in Ligue 2, the appearance of midfielder number 19 certainly created an exciting atmosphere in the Vietnamese team.
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Quang Hai returns home, ready to join the Vietnam team. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Quang Hai has 1 week of training with the team before entering the opening match against Laos, on December 21. Although facing an opponent that is not highly rated, Coach Park will probably use the strongest lineup, including Quang Hai.
Thus, the current list of Vietnam team has 29 players. Two players had to say goodbye to the team early: Trong Hoang and Duy Cuong.
The injuries of Hoang Duc and Van Hau are not serious. Coach Park Hang-seo said that these two players only need to rest for 1-2 days to fully recover.
Before leaving for Laos, Coach Park Hang-seo is expected to finalize the list of Vietnam's team participating in the AFF Cup 2022. The Korean strategist is likely to only eliminate 4-5 players to have a backup plan for the regional football tournament.