Vietnam in Group C of Women’s Olympic Football Asian qualifiers
Saturday, March 04, 2023, 16:06 GMT+7
The Vietnamese women’s football team will play Nepal and Afghanistan in Group C of the Women’s Olympic Football Asian qualifiers, according to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The AFC confirmed Nepal as the hosts for the group and the first round of matches will be held from April 5 to 11 in the Nepalese capital city of Kathmandu.
Vietnam will play Afghanistan on April 5 and Nepal on April 11 at Dashrath Rangasala stadium in Kathmandu.
The female Golden Stars are currently placed at 34th position in FIFA’s latest rankings, while others in the group were ranked beyond the 100th mark.
The second and third rounds will be held in October and November this year.
The 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic qualifying round is to determine which women’s national teams from Asia qualify for the 2024 Olympics in France.
The top two teams in the qualifying stage will represent Asia at next year’s Olympics.
According to the Vietnam Football Federation, head coach Mai Duc Chung will gather 30 players on March 10 in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam to prepare for the tournament.
After competing in the first qualifying round of the 2024 Olympic Games, the Vietnamese women’s team will go to Japan to train in preparation for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.
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