(Photo: VFF)Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced that Huynh Nguyen Thanh officially became Asian Football Confederation (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 senior referees. To become a qualified AFC senior futsal referee, Thanh has undergone several assessments by officials from the organisation. He has participated in managing many international tournaments, including the Southeast Asian Club Championships 2018 and 2019, the qualifying round of the Asian – Southeast Asian futsal championship 2022 in Thailand, and the 2023 Southeast Asian Club Futsal Championship./.