Tens of thousands of fans join exchange with Vietnam’s U23 teamAround 25,000 fans holding national flags and wearing red colour T-shirts with yellow star flocked to Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 10 to join an exchange with Vietnam’s U23 team on February 4. Le Cong Vinh, acting President of the Ho Chi Minh City Football Club, presented 500 million VND (22,000 USD) to the team. Vietnam’s U23 team also received 6.8 billion VND (300,000 USD) from businesses at the event. Vietnam came second at the AFC U23 Championship after losing 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the final in Changzhou, China, on January 27. With these achievements, Vietnam became the first Southeast Asian squad to compete in the AFC U23 final.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News February 05, 2018 07:30 UTC