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National women's football team leaves for training in France

The national women's football team on June 27 departed for France for a short training session right before entering the 2022 AFF Women's Championship, which is expected to take place in the Philippines in early July.
National women's football team leaves for training in France ảnh 1The Vietnamese female football players (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The national women's football team onJune 27 departed for France for a short training session right before enteringthe 2022 AFF Women's Championship, which is expected to take place in thePhilippines in early July.

Head coach Mai Duc Chung said he is satisfied with thetraining results of the whole team so far.

A total of 25 players are heading for the training in Franceand the AFF tournament. The group is scheduled to move to the Philippines onJuly 2.

The championship will run from July 4-17, with theparticipation of a record 11 teams.

The Vietnamese footballers are set meet their opponents fromMyanmar, Timor Leste, Laos and Cambodia in Group B.

Vietnam are current champions after defeating Thailand inthe finals of the AFF Cup 2019./.
VNA
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