(VOVWORLD) - Coach Mai Duc Chung’s players will soon fly to the United Arab Emirates for a training session before they compete at the qualifying round of the 2022 Asian Cup run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
According to a recent draw, Vietnam are set to play Afghanistan, the Maldives, and hosts Tajikistan in Group B.
However, it remains unknown if Afghanistan women will be able to take part in the competition after Taliban militants took control of the country several days ago.
The qualifying round of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup is due to get underway between September 7 and October 12 in Tajikistan.
A total of 28 teams are scheduled to compete in eight groups to select the best 12 teams to the final round.
The final round is set to take place between January 20, 2022, and February 6, 2022, in India. The top five teams will go on to represent Asia at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.