COVID-19 poses big challenge to Vietnam’s U23 footballers

Vietnam’s U23 football team are facing a serious personnel loss when more players have become suspected cases of COVID-19, posing a great challenge to the decisive match against Thailand in the 2022 AFF U23 Championship.

Monday, February 21, 2022 09:48

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The U23 footballers of Vietnam (Photo: Vietnam Football Federation)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’sU23 football team are facing a serious personnel loss when more players havebecome suspected cases of COVID-19, posing a great challenge to the decisive match against Thailand inthe 2022 AFF U23 Championship.

Rapid test results on February20 noon showed six more team members were positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

In the morning of the sameday, four players who hadshared the same rooms with four previously confirmed cases took PCR tests. Official testresults will be announced on February 21.

The infected cases have beenmoved to another hotel for quarantine.

The Vietnamese team now onlyhave 18 players testing negative for the virus. The team's leaders hope that no more infections will occur since they will play against Thailand to secure the top position of Group C onFebruary 22.

On February 19, Vietnam’s U23 team thrashed Singapore 7 - 0 at theiropening Group C tie inthe 2022 AFF U23 Championship in Cambodia.

Both Vietnam and Thailand currently have three points, butVietnam’s goal difference is +7 while the latter’s +3. At the next game, Vietnam need only a draw with Thailand to advance to the semi-finals as the top teamof Group C./.

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