At the reception, Ms. Nualphan Lamsam (Madam Pang) expressed deep regret and sincere apology for the unfortunate incident related to the incorrect display of the Vietnamese national flag during the drawing ceremony for the 2025 Southeast Asian U16 and U19 Futsal Championship on October 28.

Ms. Nualphan Lamsam emphasized that this was a completely unintentional mistake. FAT immediately conducted a review and committed to not letting similar mistakes happen in the future.

FAT sent a working delegation led by Vice President Adisak Benjasiriwan to Vietnam to work and directly explain to the leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), under the witness of General Secretary of the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Winston Lee.

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Ambassador Pham Viet Hung received the President of the Football Association of Thailand. Photo: Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand

Ms. Nualphan Lamsam shared that she has been involved in football for 18 years and always wants sports , especially football, to become a bridge of friendship connecting countries. The FAT President also expressed her special affection for Vietnam and said that she always felt the love of Vietnamese football fans during her business trips.

Ambassador Pham Viet Hung said that this was a very regrettable incident; he acknowledged the spirit of mutual respect, quick response, goodwill and openness of FAT as well as Chairman Nualphan Lamsam in handling the incident.

The Ambassador hopes that similar incidents will not recur in the future. The Ambassador hopes that FAT and Ms. Nualphan Lamsam personally will continue to play an active role in enhancing cooperation and exchange between the two football cultures, contributing to consolidating and promoting the good cooperative and friendly relationship between the people of the two countries.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/madam-pang-den-dai-su-quan-viet-nam-tai-thai-lan-de-xin-loi-vu-dung-sai-quoc-ky-2458020.html