Vietnam making thorough preparation for AFC U17 Asian Cup finals

Freshly wrapping off their first training session of 16 days, Vietnamese U17 players are about to embark on a carefully designed plan in preparation for the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup, which will take place from June 15 to July 2 in Thailand.
Vietnam making thorough preparation for AFC U17 Asian Cup finals ảnh 1Vietnamese U17 players (Photo: vff.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Freshly wrapping off their firsttraining session of 16 days, Vietnamese U17 players are about to embark on a carefully designed plan in preparation for the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup, which will take place from June15 to July 2 in Thailand.

According to the Vietnam Football Federation, the team andtheir coach, Hoang Anh Tuan, will gather in Hanoi on May 3 for atraining session lasting about two weeks in the northern province of Phu Tho. Then they will go to Qatar for further training from May 19 - 22,during which the squad is set to have a friendly match with the host nation’sU17 team on May 21.  

The Vietnamese players will continue getting their skillssharpened in Japan from May 22 to June 6 through various friendly matches with localfootball clubs.

Following the trip to Japan, they will come back home for afinal training session in Vung Tau city in the southern province of Ba Ria-VungTau before heading to Thailand for the tournament.

Topping Group F of the qualifiers, Vietnam are in Group D ofthe finals together with strong rivals – defending champions Japan, India andUzbekistan. The finals will take place from June 15 to July 2./.
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