2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying round: Vietnamese team have only two rivals in group B

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying round: the Vietnamese team before heading to Tajikistan. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - As the Afghanistan team have officially withdrawn from the qualifying round of the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, only three teams remain in group B including Vietnam. 

On September 23 Vietnam will play against the Maldives and Tajikistan on September 29. The matches will take place at 8 pm local time (10 pm Vietnam time) at the Central Stadium in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.

The Vietnamese women's team will leave for Tajikistan on September 16 afternoon. It is expected that the team will arrive in Dushanbe at 2:55 am on September 18.

Coach Mai Duc Chung has finalised the list of 23 players who will play at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying round in Tajikistan.

“Although it has been a long time since our team have played internationally, they are all ready for the upcoming tournament. The training period is over, all the preparations are completed. Now it all comes down to the performance of the players on the field, in each upcoming match," said Mai Duc Chung./.

VNA