U23 Vietnam strengthens forces, competes with U23 Southeast Asia tournament

In previous training sessions of U23 Vietnam, coach Hoang Anh Tuan only had 17 players because many clubs did not agree to "release" their players due to competition schedules in V.League and the National First Division.

In the morning training session on August 7, the difficulties in the U23 Vietnam team's force were gradually resolved. Head coach Hoang Anh Tuan had 5 valuable additions. They were defender Nguyen Van Trieu, midfielder Nguyen Duc Viet, striker Nguyen Quoc Viet of Hoang Anh Gia Lai, defender Le Van Ha of SHB Da Nang and striker Nguyen Minh Quang from Binh Thuan Club.

Among the 5 players mentioned above, Nguyen Van Trieu, Nguyen Duc Viet, Nguyen Quoc Viet and Le Van Ha are all known faces from previous training sessions of U20 or U23 Vietnam. Meanwhile, Nguyen Minh Quang is the latest player to be called up. This is a worthy reward for the efforts of the main striker playing for Binh Thuan Club, currently leading the scoring list in the 2023 National First Division with 8 goals up to this point.

Thus, the training squad of the Vietnam U23 Team has been increased to 22 players. The remaining players on the training list, including prominent names such as Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Van Tung, Dinh Xuan Tien, Tran Nam Hai... will join the team in the coming days, after completing the competition at the Club according to the plan agreed with head coach Hoang Anh Tuan.

The Vietnam U23 team will continue to maintain the training schedule with 2 sessions per day. On the afternoon of August 10, the team will have the second practice match with the Hanoi U21 Club at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. Previously, in the first practice match between the two teams on August 5, the Vietnam U23 team won 2-1 with goals scored by Dang Duong and Long Vu./.