AFC U23 Championship’s Group K matches broadcast in VN

Six matches of Group K within the framework of the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, which are hosted by Vietnam, will be broadcast live nationwide, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on March 18.
AFC U23 Championship’s Group K matches broadcast in VN ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VFF)

Hanoi (VNA) - Six matchesof Group K within the framework of the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC)U23 Championship, which are hosted by Vietnam, will be broadcast live nationwide,the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on March 18.

Next Media Solutions JSC, aspermitted by the VFF, will be the exclusive broadcaster and distributor of thebroadcasting rights of the qualifier matches in all media platforms.

The company has also successfullynegotiated with international partners to obtain the broadcasting rights ofqualification matches of other groups taking place in Indonesia and Thailand.

Vietnam are in Group K along withThailand, Indonesia and Brunei. All Group K matches will be held at the My DinhNational Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Vietnam will face Brunei,Indonesia and Thailand on March 22, March 24 and March 26, respectively.

Head coach Park Hang-seo hasselected 37 players to prepare for these matches, many of them played for theU20 team that competed at the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, as well as U23 andnational teams, such as Nguyen Quang Hai, Tran Dinh Trong, Doan Van Hau, Ha DucChinh and Nguyen Tien Linh.

The biennial tournament hasattracted 44 teams which have been divided into 11 groups of four, and the top16 teams will qualify to play in the finals in 2020.-VNA
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