Viet Nam’s U16 football team is ready to compete at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-16 Championship scheduled to kick off in Indonesia on 29 July.

Vietnamese football players (Source: AFC)

Coach Vu Hong Viet has selected 23 players, 14 of whom play for PVF and Ha Noi, to defend their title at this year’s event.

Viet Nam is in Group A alongside Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Timor Leste and the Philippines.

Viet Nam will meet Cambodia on 29 July, Timor Leste on 31July, Indonesia on 2 August , the Philippines on August 4 and Myanmar on August 6.

The AFF tournament will be a warm-up for Viet Nam to prepare for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship to be held in Malaysia in September.

At the AFC event, Viet Nam is in Group C with Iran, India and Indonesia. The tournament’s best four teams will earn tickets to take part in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 in Peru.

(Source: VNS/VNA)