Việt Nam prepares for AFF U23 tournament

HÀ NỘI — Coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn of Việt Nam confirmed many of his players will be teenagers at the 2023 AFF U23 Championship. Việt Nam are in Group C and will play Laos on August 20 and the Philippines two days later. "Việt Nam comes here as the defending champion but many players in my team are juniors. On August 14, Việt Nam had a friendly match against Bahrain which ended 1-1 in official time. “This is a good tournament where we can not only improve ourselves but also improve the standard of football across the region,” he said.