VIETNAM OLYMPIC SQUAD FOR MERDEKA TOURNEY

Under the guidance of head coach Mai Duc Chung, the 25-member strong team will gather in Hanoi on 1 Oct before starting a ten-day training course in Nanjing, China.

The young Vietnam team plan to arrive in Malaysia on 13 Oct.

Apart from hosts Malaysia and the Vietnam Olympic squad, the other teams taking part in the meet this year are Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan.

The champion of the Merdeka Tournament 2008 will stand to win USD 10,000 prize while the runners-up will walk away with USD 5,000.

VIETNAM OLYMPIC SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS
Bui Tan Truong (CS Dong Thap)
Tran Khoa Dien (TMN CSG)
Le Van Hung (Vinh Long)

DEFENDERS
Vo Nhat Tan (SHS Tien Giang)
Nguyen Thanh Long Giang (T&T Hanoi)
Mai Xuan Hop (Cong Thanh Thanh Hoa)
Chu Ngoc Anh (Phu My Nam Dinh)
Le Van Duyet (DPM.Nam Dinh)
Pham Minh Duc (The Cong)

MIDFIELDERS
Truong Dac Khanh (PVFC Song Lam Nghe An)
Nguyen Trong Hoang (PVFC Song Lam Nghe An)
Hoang Danh Ngoc (Phu My Nam Dinh)
Nguyen Van Khai (Dong Tam Long An)
Mai Tien Thanh (Vinakansai Ninh Binh)
Nguyen Quy Suu (CS Dong Thap)
Hoang Nhat Nam (Phu My Nam Dinh)
Nguyen Cong Huy (The Cong)
Phan Thanh Hung (SHB Da Nang)

STRIKERS
Huynh Phuc Hiep (SHS Tien Giang)
Tran Quang Vinh (The Cong)
Nguyen Tang Tuan (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)
Hoang Dinh Tung (Cong Thanh Thanh Hoa)
Do Thanh Sang (Boss Binh Dinh)
Nguyen Duc Thien (Ho Chi Minh City)
Phan Thanh Binh (CS Dong Thap)