Revealing the talented leader of the U.23 Vietnam delegation to participate in the extremely attractive tournament in China

Lộ diện trưởng đoàn mát tay U.23 Việt Nam dự giải đấu cực hấp dẫn ở Trung Quốc- Ảnh 1. — Group of 8 U.23 Vietnam players depart from Tan Son Nhat airport - Ho Chi Minh City.

The first U.23 Vietnam team set foot in China

The tournament, organized by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) in Chengdu (Sichuan province, China), took place from November 12 to 18, with the participation of four teams including U.23 Vietnam, U.23 Uzbekistan, U.23 Korea and host China.

This is a high-quality playground, considered an important stepping stone for the teams towards the 2026 AFC U23 Championship. For the Vietnam U23 team, the Panda Cup 2025 is a valuable opportunity to compete, helping the coaching staff continue to perfect the squad, test personnel and tactics, and is also an important stepping stone in the sprint towards the 33rd SEA Games.

Lộ diện trưởng đoàn mát tay U.23 Việt Nam dự giải đấu cực hấp dẫn ở Trung Quốc- Ảnh 2. — Head of delegation Tran Anh Tu

According to the assignment of the VFF Standing Committee, VFF Vice President Tran Anh Tu took on the role of head of the U.23 Vietnam team to participate in the tournament, which is considered an important rehearsal before the 33rd SEA Games.

Assistant Dinh Hong Vinh continues to be assigned the role of acting head coach while head coach Kim Sang-sik is busy leading the Vietnamese team to prepare for the second leg match against Laos in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

A powerful force

Lộ diện trưởng đoàn mát tay U.23 Việt Nam dự giải đấu cực hấp dẫn ở Trung Quốc- Ảnh 3. — U.23 Vietnam match schedule at CFA Team China - Panda Cup 2025

In terms of strength, the U.23 Vietnam team gathers the best players who have been carefully selected through many training sessions and international competitions. Many faces who have worn the national team jersey continue to participate such as Tran Trung Kien, Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Dinh Bac...

Besides, there are also key players who have made important contributions to the journey to win the 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 Championship and win tickets to the 2026 Asian U.23 Finals such as Nguyen Phi Hoang, Nguyen Xuan Bac, Le Van Thuan, Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Nguyen Ngoc My, Pham Ly Duc...

Notably, striker Bui Vi Hao returned after a long period of injury treatment. The return of the striker from Becamex TP.HCM Club, who has played for the national team many times, promises to help increase the attacking power and experience of the U.23 Vietnam strikers in the journey to prepare to conquer the SEA Games 33 gold medal.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lo-dien-truong-doan-mat-tay-u23-viet-nam-du-giai-dau-cuc-hap-dan-o-trung-quoc-185251110135838423.htm