Vietnamese aim to defend SEA Games football championship: official
Vietnam will try its best to defend both men’s and women's football championship titles at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia, said General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation Duong Nghiep Khoi.
The Vietnamese U22 men’s football team are in Group B with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos. (Photo: vff.org.vn)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Vietnam will try its best to defend both men’s and women's football championship titles at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia, said General Secretary of theVietnam Football Federation Duong Nghiep Khoi.
In response to the press on theresults of draws for Vietnam U22 men and women’s football on April 5, he acknowledged the difficulties and challenges facing the teams.
“We anticipated that Vietnamese teams would fall intodiff꧒icult groups,” he said.
The Vietnamese women's team will face strong rivals suchas the Philippines and Myanmar, while the men's team will meet Thailand, a heavyweightopponent, together with Malaysia and Singapore, also their potential opponents, theofficial said.
The Vietnam U22 men’s football team is in Group B withThailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos, according to the SEA Games 32 footbal꧑l draw on April 5.
The fiveteams in Group A are hosts Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines and Timor Leste. Thematches of Group A will take place from April 29 at Morodok Techo NationalStadium while Group B matches from April 30 at Prince Stadium. Forwomen’s football, Vietnam will play in Group A alongside the Philippines, Myanmar,Malaysia and Indonesia. Group B includes hosts Cambodia, Thailand, Singaporeand Laos. The women's football matches will takeplace at Army Stadium and Smart RSN Stadium from May 2-15./.
As many as 11,453 sport delegates from the ten ASEAN member countries and Timor-Leste will compete in the upcoming 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games 2023 in Cambodia, according to a local official.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen announced that he has scrapped ticket sales for 32nd SEA Game 2023 and 12th ASEAN Para Games, thus making the entrance free for all Cambodians.
Cambodia's National Organising Committee of the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games (CAMSOC-CAMAPGOC) has announced that SEA Games tickets are free for all spectators and the government also has also granted free right to the broadcast of sports information both inside and outside the country.
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The Vietnamese U22 men’s football team are in Group B with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos. (Photo: vff.org.vn) 
