16-year-old talent Suphanat Mueanta (C) of Thailand (Photo: www.goal.com)Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand has called up talented football players tojoin the AFF U22 Youth Football Championship scheduled to take place in PhnomPenh, Cambodia, from February 17-26, in the hope of winning the title.
Coach Alexandre Gama brought 16-year-old talent Suphanat Mueanta to thetournament, who is Vietnamese player Luong Xuan Truong’s companion at BuriramUnited of Thailand.
He already had his name written in the record books last year when he becamethe youngest player to ever play in the Thai League. He shot a double inBuriram United’s 5-0 win over Air Force Central in the tournament. At thattime, he was 15 years, nine months, and 22 days old.
Under the national U16 football squad, the Thai rising star scored 19 goals in16 matches. He also contributed four goals to Thailand’s U19 team.
Other stars present at the AFF U22 Youth Football Championship will be HassawatNopnate and Korrawit Tasa. They both are playing for Muangthong United ofThailand.
Thailand will send its best team to the championship, while Singapore, Laos,and Brunei all withdrew from the tournament, leaving just eight teamsparticipating.
The teams have been separated into two groups of four. Each team will playagainst one another once in the group stage so as to determine which four teamswill progress to the semi-finals. The losers of thesemifinals will play each other in a 3rd and 4th place playoff on the same dayas the finals.
Thailand are in Group A with Vietnam, Timor Leste, and the Philippines. Group Bconsists of Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Cambodia.–VNA
Coach Alexandre Gama brought 16-year-old talent Suphanat Mueanta to thetournament, who is Vietnamese player Luong Xuan Truong’s companion at BuriramUnited of Thailand.
He already had his name written in the record books last year when he becamethe youngest player to ever play in the Thai League. He shot a double inBuriram United’s 5-0 win over Air Force Central in the tournament. At thattime, he was 15 years, nine months, and 22 days old.
Under the national U16 football squad, the Thai rising star scored 19 goals in16 matches. He also contributed four goals to Thailand’s U19 team.
Other stars present at the AFF U22 Youth Football Championship will be HassawatNopnate and Korrawit Tasa. They both are playing for Muangthong United ofThailand.
Thailand will send its best team to the championship, while Singapore, Laos,and Brunei all withdrew from the tournament, leaving just eight teamsparticipating.
The teams have been separated into two groups of four. Each team will playagainst one another once in the group stage so as to determine which four teamswill progress to the semi-finals. The losers of thesemifinals will play each other in a 3rd and 4th place playoff on the same dayas the finals.
Thailand are in Group A with Vietnam, Timor Leste, and the Philippines. Group Bconsists of Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Cambodia.–VNA
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