VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan encourages Vietnam women’s U17 before the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 qualifier
On the morning of April 19, the VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan met and assigned tasks to the Vietnam women’s U17 team before the team entered the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 qualifier, which will take place from April 22 to April 26 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. Also in attendance were General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi.
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On behalf of the coaching staff and players of the Vietnam women’s U17 team, head coach Akira Ijiri gave a quick report on the results of the preparations for the qualifying round. Coach Akira thanked the leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation for hosting a group stage of the tournament, thereby creating conditions for the players to play at home. “In March, at Phu Tho, the Vietnamese women’s U20 played well thanks to the support of the home fan. I hope, U17 women plays in Vietnam will also feel the same spirit when competing in the first qualifying round of the Asian women’s U17. We also had a valuable experience playing a friendly tournament in Okinawa (Japan). In the next qualifying round, the team aims to win. More importantly, we want to look to the future of the players, how they will play in 3-5 years, “said coach Akira.
After listening to the report on the training results of the Vietnamese women’s U17 team, the President of the Vietnam Football Federation Tran Quoc Tuan emphasized: “Vietnamese women’s football is in a high position in the regional and continental football map. Vietnam is also one of two Southeast Asian teams present at the World Cup. Therefore, the task of the Vietnamese women’s U17 in this qualifying round is also very important. We don’t put a lot of emphasis on achievement because you guys are still in the period of training and development, but we still have to determine how to strive to have a good performance in the qualifiers, because here This is an opportunity for you to continue to compete to improve your level in the continental arena.”
He added: “The opponents we face will also be the teams that Vietnam will face in the future. Therefore, the Vietnamese female U17 players must make efforts now. Because in the future, you will be the next force to the U20 and further to the Vietnamese national team. In the first qualifying round, Vietnam will meet Palestine and Uzbekistan. We must not be complacent, especially Uzbekistan. This is an opportunity for U17 players to experience. The more you can go, the more the team can improve in terms of expertise. I wish the whole team good health and success. VFF will create the best conditions for the players to prepare the best for the qualifying round.”
On behalf of the entire Vietnamese women’s U17 team, midfielder Nguyen Thi Thuong thanked the leaders of the VFF for always taking care of the team and promised to play well with the whole team to win tickets to the second qualifying round.
In the first qualifying round of the 2024 Asian Women’s U17, Vietnam will host the matches in Group C. The Vietnamese women’s U17 will be the home team, receiving two away teams from Uzbekistan and Palestine. Matches in Group C will take place at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center from April 22 to April 26 and will be broadcast live on Onplus (VTVCab), VFF Channel youtube channel and VFF Fanpage.
