Vietnam U20 women's coach sets goal of passing Asian qualifiers

VHO - The Vietnam U20 women's team is preparing to compete in Group B of the 2026 AFC U20 Championship qualifiers at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center (Hanoi).

Vietnam's U20 women's team will compete in the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Championship qualifiers from August 6 to 10 with opponents Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong (China) and U20 Singapore.

Coach Okiyama Masahiko believes in his players' preparation

In the qualifying round, the group winners and the three best runners-up will join the host team Thailand to form the top 12 teams participating in the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Championship.

As the host team, coach Okiyama Masahiko said that the Vietnam U20 women's team gathered from July 1st, and during the preparation period, the team completed the coaching staff's plan.

The U20 women's team of Vietnam also had a training trip and friendly match in Japan for the players to learn. "I appreciate the recent preparation process. Currently, no one in the team is injured. I personally do not feel any pressure and our goal is to reach the final round."

When asked if he was worried about the preparation of his opponents in the same group, coach Okiyama Masahiko said that the whole team is focusing on preparing the best and will compete with the highest spirit and determination, always respecting the opponents.

The Japanese strategist also shared: "Choosing players for the national team is the right of the national team coach, but we will give advice to the national team because the biggest goal is the goal towards the players, whatever is most beneficial for the players we will respond."

To prepare for this tournament, the Vietnam U20 women's team had a training trip to Japan.

Coach Okiyama Masahiko said that the Vietnamese U20 women's players have experienced many matches with strong Japanese teams, most of whom are older, helping the players learn a lot.

With home field advantage, coach Okiyama Masahiko and his players are determined to overcome each match in the qualifying round to win tickets to the 2026 AFC U20 Women's Championship.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/hlv-u20-nu-viet-nam-dat-muc-tieu-vuot-qua-vong-loai-chau-a-158978.html