VFF leaders visit and encourage Vietnam U22 team before Southeast Asian tournament

VHO - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that VFF Vice President Tran Anh Tu visited, encouraged and motivated the Vietnam U22 team at noon on July 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the time when the team is in the final stages of preparing for the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

VFF leaders believe in the team's preparation

Speaking at the meeting, VFF Vice President Tran Anh Tu emphasized that VFF always cares, invests and creates favorable conditions for the Vietnam U22 team to have the best preparation for the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, while aiming for big goals such as the 2026 Asian U23 Qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games.

This is also an orientation that has been implemented very early with parallel training sessions with the national team since the end of 2024 until now, along with creating conditions for the team to participate in quality international tournaments in China.

During the training in Ho Chi Minh City, the team was also arranged by VFF for two effective practice matches with the Chinese Taipei U23 team.

VFF Vice President Tran Anh Tu also praised the training spirit, determination and focus of the whole team, towards the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

Vice President Tran Anh Tu emphasized that this is a tournament in which U23 Vietnam has won the championship twice in a row in 2022 and 2023. However, defending the achievement is not easy when the opponents have invested and upgraded their forces strongly.

Match schedule of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team in group B

Mr. Tran Anh Tu encouraged the whole team to continue to do their best to affirm their position as defending champions and prove the right direction in training and developing youth football in Vietnam.

According to plan, the U22 Vietnam team will continue to practice in Ho Chi Minh City until July 12, then move to Indonesia on the morning of July 14.

Before departure, Coach Kim Sang-sik will announce the final list of 23 players. Assigned by the Standing Committee of the VFF Executive Committee, Vice President Tran Anh Tu will take on the role of Head of the Vietnam U23 Delegation at this tournament.

The 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship will take place from July 15 to 29 in Indonesia.

The U22 Vietnam team participating in the tournament under the name of the U23 Vietnam team will face U23 Laos on July 19 and U23 Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/lanh-dao-vff-tham-va-dong-vien-doi-u22-viet-nam-truoc-giai-dong-nam-a-150332.html