Women"s team in preparation for four-nation tournament
After the national women"s championship, 26 players have been called up for the national team in preparation for a four-nation tournament in Ho Chi Minh…
08/05/2006 00:00:00
After the national women”s championship, 26 players have been called up for the national team in preparation for a four-nation tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.
After the national women”s championship, 26 players have been called up for the national team in preparation for a four-nation tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ha Nam and Ha Tay contribute most players to the national team. Ha Nam have seven and Ha Tay, six. Ho Chi Minh City have five players called up, while the number is four for Hanoi, three for Quang Ninh and one for Thai Nguyen.
Apart from veterans, there are many young players who can compete at SEA Games for many years.
Tran Ngoc Thai Tuan is the coach of the team and his two assistants include Bui Thi Hien Luong and Nguyen Thi Kim Hong. The possibility of a foreign coach for the team is still open.
As planned the 26 players gathered at the National Sports Training Centre N0 1 in Hanoi from April 28 to prepare for a tournament of four teams, three from Southeast Asia, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, and Taiwan. Matches of the tournament take place in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam play Taiwan on May 29, Thailand on May 31 and Myanmar on June 2. As there is a large gap between the level of teams in Southeast Asia, the previous Southeast Asian championships had a poor quality. However, with the participation of Taiwan, strong team in East Asia, the four-nation tournament is expected to be more interesting.
Apart from the tournament, the team will compete in many other international contests, including the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, in December, the Asian championship in Australia from July 16-30, the Beijing Olympic Games qualifying stage. In Australia, Vietnam face strongest opponents in Asia, China, Japan and Taiwan.
(Nhan dan)
