The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced that Huynh Nguyen Thanh officially became Asian Football Confederation (AFC) senior futsal referee.
Huynh Nguyen Thanh officially becomes Asian Football Confederation (AFC) senior futsal referee. (Photo: VFF)
Hanoi (VNA)ꦑ - The Vietnam Football Federation(VFF) has announced that Huynh Nguyen Thanh officially became Asian FootballConfederation (AFC) senior futsal referee.
This is the second AFC senior futsal referee of Vietnam, after Truong Quoc Dung from Ho Chi Minh City. Thus, the country currently has 50 futsal referees, including three FIFA-level and two AFC seniorreferees. To become a qualified AFC senior futsal referee, Thanh has undergone several assessments by officials from the organisation. The first time was on October 27, 2022, in the match between ThaiSon Nam Club and Sahako Club in the qualifying round for thesecond leg of the HDBank National Championship 2022. The second time was onDecember 18, 2022, in the match between Black Pearl United Club and Port ASMGymnasium 6 Thammasat University Rangsit within the framework of the ThaiNational Futsal Championship 2022. The third time was on June 18,2023, ub the match between Bangkok BTS FC and Port Futsal Club within theframework of the Thai National Futsal Championship 2023. Thanhstarted refereeing at the Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation in 2009. He hasparticipated in managing many international tournaments, including theSoutheast Asian Club Championships 2018 and 2019, the qualifying round of theAsian – Southeast Asian futsal championship 2022 in Thailand, and the 2023Southeast Asian Club Futsal Championship./.
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on May 23 announced that the national futsal team will play two friendly matches with the Solomon Islands before taking training in South America.
To prepare for the organisation of the 2024 Asian futsal qualifiers, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has conducted seed grouping as well as announced the draw rules for the 31 participating teams, including Vietnam.
Vietnam have been drawn in Group D together with the Republic of Korea (RoK), Nepal, and Mongolia in the qualifiers of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Asian Cup 2024 which will be held from October 7 to October 11 in Mongolia.
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Huynh Nguyen Thanh officially becomes Asian Football Confederation (AFC) senior futsal referee. (Photo: VFF) 
