SUCCESSFUL SURGERY FOR CONG VINH

Surgeons had planned the operation to last not more than an hour but due to the fact that it was an old injury, it took a while longer to complete the procedure.

Doctors reported that the operation went well and the Vietnamese footballer would be under doctors’ care for at least three days.

After that, physical therapy experts will set up a recovery program for Cong Vinh during his 75-day stay in Portugal.

The cost of Cong Vinh’s operation is 35,000 euros which is being paid by his club, T&T Hanoi.

Doctor Jose Carlo, who headed Cong Vinh’s operation, confirmed that the striker still have an opportunity to play for the national football team at the AFF Cup 2010 tournament if the recovery program is implemented as planned.