Troussier calls up four new faces to latest Vietnamese U18 squad
VOV.VN - In his role as head coach of Vietnam’s national U18 team, Frenchman Philippe Troussier has named four new young footballers into the squad ahead of upcoming international tournaments which will take place later this year.
The four players include Dang Ba Ha, Phan Duy Hao, Dam Duc Vinh, and Ho Viet Manh, all of whom are aged 17 and play for Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) FC.
Each of the new call-ups made a great contribution to SLNA FC as they won the national U15 championship in both 2018 and 2019, whilst also representing the national team at both U15 and U16 level in recent times.
Moving forward, the Vietnamese national U18 team will gather on March 15 to start preparations for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship 2020 finals which are scheduled to get underway in Uzbekistan between October 14 and October 31.
The competition will see Vietnam participate in Group C, alongside the likes of Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Laos, with fixtures taking place on October 15, October 18, and October 21, respectively.
Most notably, the results of the AFC U19 Championship 2020 finals will ultimately decide which teams qualify for the U20 World Cup. With Indonesia due to host to the U20 World Cup between May and June this year, Asia is being granted five places in the tournament, although one of them will go to Indonesia as hosts.
