More than half of the list are key players of the squad winningthe goal medal at the freshly ended SEA Games 31 hosted by Vietnam. Theyinclude goalkeeper Van Toan, defenders Viet Anh and Thanh Binh, midfielders LyCong Hoang Anh and Le Van Do, and strikers Nguyen Van Tung and Nham Manh Dung.
The remainder groups faces highly evaluated by Gong during arecent training in Hanoi, such as defenders Nguyen Thanh Nhan and Ha Trung Hau,midfielders Vo Dinh Lam and Khuat Van Khang, and strikers Le Minh Binh and TranDanh Trung.
According to the draw results, Vietnam is in Group C with theRepublic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and Malaysia. The team will play the openingmatch against Thailand on June 2, then meet the RoK on June 5 and Malaysia onJune 8.
The young Vietnamese footballers are set to gather on May 25to fly to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a training session, during whichthey will have a May 28 friendly match with the host country’s U23 squad.
On May 29, they will leave the UAE for Uzbekistan for the AFCtournament./.