FAT President apologizes to VFF and President Tran Quoc Tuan

On the evening of October 28, President of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), Ms. Nualphan Lamsam (Madam Pang), on behalf of the Football Association of Thailand, sent a letter to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan to apologize for the incorrect display of the Vietnamese national flag in the draw ceremony for the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 Men's Futsal Championship.

In the letter, Madam Pang wrote: “On behalf of the Football Association of Thailand, I would like to express my deep regret and sincerest apologies for the unfortunate incident involving the misplacement of the Vietnamese National Flag during the Draw Ceremony for the 2025 AFF U19 Men’s Futsal Championship, to be held in Thailand on October 28, 2025.”

FAT President apologizes to VFF and President Tran Quoc Tuan

The FAT President said he was very sad about the incident because “this does not at all reflect the respect and appreciation that the Federation of Thailand has for all member federations as well as their national symbols. We are fully aware of the seriousness of this mistake and take full responsibility for the negligence that occurred.”

Madam Pang affirmed that FAT has immediately taken corrective measures, reviewed and strengthened the event organization process, to ensure that such mistakes will never happen again.

“FAT would like to sincerely apologize to VFF, the Southeast Asian Football Federation and all relevant parties for this incident.” She also expressed hope to have the opportunity to directly apologize to VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan in the near future.

“The FAT and I personally deeply appreciate your continued understanding and support, and would like to reaffirm our firm commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and respect in all AFF events hosted by the Football Association of Thailand,” Madam Pang wrote in the letter.

Previously, immediately after the incident of displaying the wrong Vietnamese national flag at the draw ceremony for the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 and U16 Futsal Championship, which took place on the afternoon of October 28, VFF sent a document to AFF requesting clarification of the incident.

VFF requested the Southeast Asian Football Federation to clarify the cause of the above incident and ensure strict measures to prevent similar mistakes from happening again in upcoming events.

VFF believes that AFF is also fully aware of the seriousness of this incident and will handle it with the highest sense of responsibility, caution and professionalism.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/chu-tich-fat-gui-loi-xin-loi-vff-va-chu-tich-tran-quoc-tuan-20251028211103775.htm