A grand ceremony took place at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on January 28 evening to honour the U23 team, who just brought home the silver medal from the AFC U23 Championship.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 26 decided to present certificates of merit to 31 members of Vietnam’s U23 football team for their excellent achievements during the ongoing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in Changzhou, China.
Vietnam could bring some surprises at the finals of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship, which will open in China on January 9, said an article on the Chinese sports website catjc.com.
Vietnam had a successful sporting 2017, and the country’s athletes hope to build on this solid foundation at the Asian Games, the AFF Cup and various domestic and international events.
Vietnamese athletes will compete at various tournaments in January with the ultimate goal of earning at least 15 tickets to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
Vietnam’s U23 football team was able to summon up their strength to put
the disappointing semi-final loss behind them and put in a strong
performance to completely outclass Indonesia with an emphatic 5-0 in the
bronze medal match at the 28th SEA Games on June 15.
Vietnam’s quest for the gold medal in the men’s football competition
continues on track after the U23 football team crushed their
counterparts, Timor Leste, 4-0 on June 7, thus securing a place in the
semifinals.
Head coach of Vietnam's U23 football team Falko Goetz was fired on Dec.
28 just six months after being appointed for failing to lead the team to
SEA Games glory.
Vietnam’s men’s U23 football team
defeated Malaysia 3-1, while its women’s squad crushed rivals also from
Malaysia 8-0 in their SEA Games group matches in Laos on Dec. 6.
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