Vietnam ready for under-20 qualifiers

Coach Nguyen Manh Cuong has called up 23 players to compete in the Asian U20 Football Championships, to be held on November 10 at Ho Chi Minh City”s Thanh Long Sports Centre.

The Vietnam News Agency reported from Ho Chi Minh City that three goalkeepers chosen were Tran Minh Phuong from Da Nang, Tran Anh Duc from The Cong Viettel and Thanh Long”s Nguyen Thanh Nam.

Trieu Quang Trung of T&T Hanoi and Hoa Phat Hanoi”s Ta Anh Tung were not named on the list due to injuries.

The team played two friendly matches with Military Zone 7 and Dong Tam Long An on October 31.

Vietnam will compete in group G together with Australia, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and Guam.

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