Vietnam football star Nguyen Quang Hai among Asia’s top ten

Hanoi (VNA) – The brilliant performance by midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai (No. 19) has helped the Vietnam national football team win the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 in Hanoi on December 15 and brought his name into the list of Asia’s top ten selected by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
On its website, the AFC described Hai as a creative
player with a good sense for space who can make rare passes almost impossible
by others. He was also hailed as a spotlight in Vietnam’s young and amazing
team.
Hai was named the Most Valuable Player of the AFF
Suzuki Cup 2018 for his significant contributions to the Vietnamese football
squad’s victory at the tournament, and admired for the skills he performed with
his left leg in free kicks and passes.
The Hanoi FC midfielder scored five goals, making
considerable contributions to Vietnam’s march to the final of the Asian U23
football cup for the first time ever early this year.
The Asia’s top ten list also includes Turki Al Ammar of
Saudi Arabia, Hwang In-beom of the Republic of Korea, Mohanad Ali of Iraq,
Ritsu Doan of Japan, Bassam Hisham of Qata, Khalfan Mubarak of the UAE, Mahmoud
Yousef of Palestine, Jaided Supachai of Thailand, and Dostonbek Khamdamov of
Uzbekistan.
Vietnam held the Cup trophy again after 10 years by beating Malaysia 1-0 in the second-leg final of the tournament that took place at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, on December 15 night. The national team took the first champion title of the AFF Suzuki Cup in 2008, also at My Dinh Stadium.-VNA