The Vietnamese women's team train in Hanoi to prepare for the second qualification round for the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Photo: toquoc.vn) To prepare for the event, coachMai Duc Chung announced the list of 24 players who are training at the Vietnam YouthFootball Training Centre in Hanoi. The team consists mostly of players whorecently took part in the ASIAD 19 in China, along with several young talents.
One notable young player is striker Ngoc Minh Chuyen, 19. She has been a keyplayer for the U20 women's team, which secured a spot in the 2024 AFC U20Women's Asian Cup finals by finishing second in Group A during the qualifyinground, behind Australia, last June.
She has also won the top scorer title twice in a row in the AFF U18 Women'sChampionship 2022, scoring six goals, and netting five at the AFF U19 Women'sChampionship 2023.
"This year, the women's team have participated in many tournaments, whichhas consumed a lot of energy. Therefore, the coaching staff decided to call upsome new faces, including striker Chuyen from Thai Nguyen Club. She hasperformed well while playing for the U20 team," Chung said.
"Moving forward, we will continue to invite other players to bring aboutnew changes in our style of play and create an environment for training youngplayers."
Chung has also called upon twonew assistants, Luu Ngoc Mai and Van Thi Thanh.
"At this gathering, the coaching staff welcomes the addition of two newmembers. We always strive for innovation within the coaching board. Thanh andMai are former players who have made contributions to Vietnamese football andhold coaching degrees. We aim to provide training opportunities for these newelements," Chung said.
During the second qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will takeplace in Uzbekistan from October 23 to November 11, Vietnam have been placed inGroup C alongside Japan, India, and Uzbekistan. This is considered achallenging group for the Vietnamese women's team, especially consideringJapan's recent 7-0 victory over Vietnam during the group stage of ASIAD 19 inChina.
Before departing for Uzbekistan on October 23, Vietnam will have two weekstraining in Hanoi.
The Vietnam Football Federation is currently working on and completing the necessaryprocedures for striker Huynh Nhu, who is playing for the Portuguesetop-division side Lank FC, to rejoin the team for the tournament./.
VNA
