Deputy Minister Le Khanh Hai becomes the sole candidate for the position of VFF President.
On the morning of August 3, Mr. Nguyen Cong Khe - the last person on the initial candidate list - announced his withdrawal from the race for the top position of the 8th term of the Vietnam Football Federation.
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Mr. Le Khanh Hai (right) has been in charge of the sports sector since becoming Deputy Minister. |
Before Mr. Khe, Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan and Mr. Can Van Nghia also decided not to run for the VFF President position at the 8th Congress. Currently, the list has only one candidate, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Khanh Hai.
Yesterday afternoon, August 2, the Ministry in charge officially decided to allow Mr. Hai to run for election and began carrying out procedures according to state regulations.
At the 7th Congress, Mr. Hai was also nominated but withdrew at the last minute. As a result, Mr. Le Hung Dung was elected as President of VFF. However, Mr. Dung has been absent recently due to health problems.
Regarding the decision to withdraw from the race at VFF for the 2018-2022 term, Mr.Nguyen Cong Khe csharewithVnExpress:“Three or four days ago, I started writing my application to withdraw from the election. But today I have just edited and completed it to send. I am not running for the position of President or Vice President in charge of communications of the 8th VFF term.”
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Mr. Nguyen Cong Khe - former Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper - has worked for many years in the sports field, such as organizing national U21 and international U21 tournaments... |
He added: “My brothers trusted me and nominated me, putting pressure on me to do it. However, I think that if I can do something good for the country’s football, I should run for election, but if I can’t change anything, I shouldn’t participate. So I decided not to run for election anymore. I have no need for titles or money. I will continue to contribute to Vietnamese football by organizing youth tournaments.”
According to the original plan, the VFF Congress took place in May. However, the schedule was continuously postponed due to noisy events. First, Mr. Duc reacted to the criteria as well as the list of candidates, causing Mr. Tran Anh Tu - Chairman of VPF - to withdraw. Then Mr. Tran Manh Hung - Vice Chairman of VPF - resigned because of the leaked audio recording threatening Deputy of the Referee Board Duong Van Hien. And most recently, the departure of VFF Vice Chairman in charge of communications Nguyen Xuan Gu.
According to information ofVnExpressThe congress will take place in September at the latest.
