U19 Vietnam have medical examination, sampling for Covid-19

On the morning of August 20, U19 Vietnam with 36 players was convened to join the youth football training center of Vietnam. In the afternoon of the same day, all team members were medically examined and sampled for Realtime RT-PCR to prevent Covid-19.

This is the third gathering in 2020 of coach Philippe Troussier with the main purpose of examining and evaluating the players' ability to prepare for the AFC U19 final in 2020, expected to be held in next October in Uzbekistan.

Just like the centralized plan of U22 Vietnam, in the context of new developments in Covid-19 epidemic, medical examination has been seriously and closely carried out. With the support of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment - Ministry of Health and the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, all members of the U19 Vietnam have been sampled for Realtime RT-PCR to help detect and screen early cases of suspicion, thereby providing effective support for epidemic prevention and treatment.

After having the test results and ensuring the safety and health conditions, coach Philippe Troussier will move to the PVF Football Center and will be stationed here from 23 Aug to the end of 28th Aug.

In 7 days at PVF, Troussier will organize 13 training sessions.

Coach Troussier and the U19 Vietnam team training team have given priority to summoning a group of players from clubs such as Phu Tho, PVF, Viettel, CAND ... These players have not had the opportunity to join the U19 Vietnam team. due to problems with the competition schedule in the National Second Division 2020.