SEA Games 31: Football coaches hail facilities at Thien Truong Stadium

Teams competing in Group B of the men’s U23 football at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held a joint press conference in the northern province of Nam Dinh on May 6.

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SEA Games 31: Football coaches hail facilities at Thien Truong Stadium ảnh 1

Head coach of Singapore's U23 team Nazri Nasir speaks at the press conference on May 6. (Photo: VNA)

Nam Dinh (VNA) – Teams competing in Group B of the men’sU23 football at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held ajoint press conference in the northern province of Nam Dinh on May 6.

Addressing the event, Cambodia coach Ryu Hirose lauded NamDinh’s efforts to prepare accommodation and training facilities for the teams.He said that on his first visit to Thien Truong Stadium, the venue for Group Bmatches, he found the quality of pitch and facilities at the stadium very high.

Meanwhile, Laos coach Michael Weis thanked local footballfans for encouraging the Lao team, stressing that their support would offer aboost to his players.

Praising the infrastructure at Thien Truong, Malaysia coach BradMaloney said all the teams have a chance to progress from the group stage, butThailand are the strongest team in the group.

Singapore coach Nazri Nasir said that although a number of his players had beenruled out of the squad, Singapore have the quality to reach the final.

At the same time, Thailand coach Mano Polking said his team are aiming of a gold.

Group B matches will start on May 7 with Singapore facingLaos, and Thailand taking on Malaysia./.

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