The newly announced list consists of many popular choices, including midfielder Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung (Ha Nam), defender Pham Thi Tuoi (Ha Nam), Tran Thi Kim Thanh (Ho Chi Minh City), Chuong Thi Kieu (HCM City), Huynh Nhu (HCM City) and Pham Hai Yen (Hanoi).

Head coach Mai Duc Chung and his players during the training session on August 12.

In addition, three players will be left at home, namely Bui Thi Trang (Hanoi), Dinh Thi Thuy Dung (Vinacomin) and Nguyen Thi My Anh (HCM City).

Mai Duc Chung’s troops had a final training session at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre on Monday before departing for Thailand this morning (Aug 13).

At the 2019 AFF Women’s Championship, Vietnam have been drawn in Group B, together with Myanmar, Cambodia and Indonesia, while Group A consists of Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Timor Leste.

Vietnamese players during the Aug. 12 training session.

The participating teams will play in a round robin format, with the top two finishers from each group qualifying for the semifinals.

Ahead of their departure, head coach Mai Duc Chung said that the Vietnamese team have made thorough preparations for the tournament with a recent quality training camp in Japan, affirming that they will maintain top focus in each match to achieve the best results.

Vietnam in same group with regional football power houses

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Toyota junior football camp 2019 to kick off

The Toyota Junior Football Programme 2019 for young players aged from 9 to 12 will be held between June 22 and August 11.

Football body, German club inks cooperation deal

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg football club inked a cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on June 18.

Hai named in top 6 Asian footballers ready to play in Europe

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Vietnam football team, coach appointed ambassadors for anti-plastic waste campaign

The Vietnamese national men’s football team and its coach will be ambassadors for a campaign to limit single-use plastic products.

Source: NDO