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VFF President leads AFC delegation at U23 Asian Championship finals

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on April 15 that its President Tran Quoc Tuan has been appointed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as head of the AFC delegation at the ongoing U23 Asian Football Championship finals in Qatar.
VFF President leads AFC delegation at U23 Asian Championship finals ảnh 1VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan (R) (Photo: VFF)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announcedon April 15 that its President Tran Quoc Tuan has been appointed bythe Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as head of the AFC delegation at theongoing U23 Asian Football Championship finals in Qatar.

Tuan is now Chairman of the AFC CompetitionCommittee for the 2023-2027 tenure, member of the Organising Committee forthe Asian Cup for the 2023-2027 tenure, Chairman of the Southeast AsianFootball Federation (AFF) Competition Committee for the 2022-2026 term, and member of the AFF Finance Committee.

He was appointed by the AFC as the FootballManager for the Incheon 2014 ASIAD and the Hangzhou 2023 ASIAD, and he is also amember of the Executive Committee for the Asian Cup 2024 finals in Qatar.

In the 2024 U23 Asian Championship finals, theVietnam U23 team is in Group D along with Kuwait, Malaysia and Uzbekistan. Theywill face U23 Kuwait on April 17, Malaysia on April20 and Uzbekistan on April 23./.

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