Vietnamese women prepare for match against Australians

The Vietnamese national women’s football team had their first training session on February 17 to prepare for the play-off round with Australia to earn a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Monday, February 17, 2020 20:23

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The national women's football team of Vietnam (Source: The Vietnam Football Federation)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese national women’s football team had theirfirst training session on February 17 to prepare for the play-off roundwith Australia to earn a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Earlier,the team convened at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi andimplemented health testing requirements by the Vietnam Football Federation(VFF) and the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of novelcoronavirus (COVID-19).

Headcoach Mai Duc Chung said he will raise the strength and skills for his playersin the first training sessions and then the team will have two friendly matcheswith the men’s team on February 24 and February 26.

Themen’s team will include former players in the national U23 team and nationalsenior team.

Earlynext month, Vietnam will leave for Australia to take part in the first-leg tiewhich will be held at the McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, Australia, onMarch 6.

Thestadium is home to A-League side Newcastle Jets FC and has a total capacity of33,000 seats.

Followingthe game in Australia, the second leg will take place at Cam Pha Stadium in thenorthern province of Quang Ninh on March 11.

Australiahave entered three Olympics and made the last-eight round twice. Securingan aggregate win and the nation's first-ever Olympic spot will be a toughtask for coach Mai Duc Chung and his players./.

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