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Two Vietnamese referees to officiate at 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup finals

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed two female referees of Vietnam to the final round of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup in Uzbekistan, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said on February 16.
Two Vietnamese referees to officiate at 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup finals ảnh 1Le Thi Ly (R) and Ha Thi Phuong (Photo: VFF)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Asian FootballConfederation (AFC) has appointed two female referees of Vietnam to the finalround of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup in Uzbekistan, the Vietnam FootballFederation (VFF) said on February 16.

Le Thi Ly from Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Thi Phuong fromthe northern city of Hai Phuong will work as main referee and referee assistantof the matches, to take place in Tashkent city from February 28 to March 17.

In January, Ly and Phuong were also appointed by theInternational Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) to officiate the matchbetween the women's national football teams of the Democratic People’s Republicof Korea (DPRK) and Japan scheduled for February 24 in Pyongyang, the DPRK.

Ly is one of the three female referees acknowledged byFIFA in Vietnam and she concurrently serves as senior referee of the AFC.

In 2023, she was appointed to officiate in variousfootball events, including the first qualifying round of AFC U20 Women's AsianCup from March 6 -13 in Thailand, the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, the secondqualifying round of AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup in Myanmar, the Southeast AsianU19 Football Championship in Indonesia, Asian Games 19 in Wenzhou (China), thesecond qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics in China, and the AFCWomen's Club Championship in Chonburi, Thailand./.
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