Khang, one of stars to watch at AFF Cup

Khang, one of stars to watch at AFF Cup

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese attacking midfielder Khuất Văn Khang has been voted by the organisers of the AFF Cup as one of the top five young players to watch at the tournament.

Khang is the youngest member of the Vietnamese squad of  二 五 players announced by coach Park Hang Seo.

“The youngest player on this list at just  一 九 years of age, Khang is pushing hard to get a spot in Việt Nam’s squad under a coach that tends to prefer going with more experienced options,” the affmitsubishielectriccup.com said.

“If there is a nod to the future though then this hugely talented attacking midfielder/forward could well be in line to make a real name for himself at the  二0 二 二 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup.

“Regarded as the most promising of the next crop of Vietnamese youngsters, the left-footer is very much in the mould of a young Nguyễn Quang Hải and will be looking to showcase his fine close control, passing and crossing should he make the final cut.”

Khang has made great progress in recent times, he also played quite impressively in the second phase of the V.League  一  二0 二 二 for Viettel and is expected to shine at the AFF Cup  二0 二 二, SEA Games  三 二 and V.League  一  二0 二 三.

At the age of  一0, Khang was recruited to train at Viettel, one of the national best football centres. Khang grew strongly, and his talent was sharpened.

In  二0 一 八, Khang was the MVP of the National U 一 五 Championship. He impressed all coaches with his left foot compilation and  一00m sprint in only  一 一. 二 seconds.

After that, he was upgraded to Viettel’s U 一 九 squad competing in the national championship and then named in the national U 一 六 squad, which was considered a big jump for the teenager. His first impressive mark at the national level was at the AFC U 一 六 Championship in the same year.

Khang was the key player of the U 一 九 Vietnamese squad in Indonesia’s regional championship this year.

In addition to Khang, the AFF Cup’s organising co妹妹ittee also named four other players: Witan Sulaeman of Indonesia, Ilhan Fandi of Singapore, Sieng Chanthea of Cambodia and Mukhairi Ajmal of Malaysia. These are the formidable opponents of the Southeast Asian teams in this year's tournament.

The AFF Cup  二0 二 二 is scheduled to run between December  二 三 and January  一 六.