Four Vietnamese players selected for ASEAN All-Stars squad to face Manchester United

ABO/NDO- The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has announced the squad list for the ASEAN All-Stars team, which will face Manchester United in a friendly match on May 28 at Bukit Jalil Stadium in Malaysia.

Viet Nam has four players selected for this match, namely defender Do Duy Manh (Ha Noi FC), midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc (Phu Dong Ninh Binh), midfielder Nguyen Hai Long (Ha Noi FC), and defender Nguyen Van Vi (Thep Xanh Nam Dinh).

Four Vietnamese players in the ASEAN All-Stars team.

Initially, the list featured midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai. However, due to a scheduling conflict with the final of the ASEAN Club Championship, the Ha Noi Police player withdrew to prioritise his club commitments.

Viet Nam national team head coach, Kim Sang Sik, who will also lead the ASEAN All-Stars, called up Nguyen Hai Long and Nguyen Van Vi as replacements.

Both players have been in excellent form recently, with Long scoring the decisive goal in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final. Vi has consistently performed in the national team’s defence, especially during the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

The match between ASEAN All-Stars and Manchester United is part of the Maybank Challenge Cup, a sporting event aiming to raise funds for the Malaysian charitable organisation YASA.
As scheduled, the ASEAN All-Stars squad will gather in Kuala Lumpur before May 25.

(Source: NDO)