Vietnam team welcomed home after AFF U23 Championship

Minh Vu

Feb 28, 2022 / 08:13 AM

The tough and glory journey of the champions has made the greeting home more meaningful.

Vietnam men have been warmly welcomed at home after they were crowned the AFF (ASEAN Football Federation) U23 Champions in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on February 27.

Coach Dinh The Nam’s players received greetings since taking on the airplane to return to the country.

Chief attendant of Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, welcomes the team home. Photos: Vietnam Airlines, VFF

Impressive greeting.

Celebrations on the plane.

The team arrives in Ho Chi Minh City in Sunday evening [Feb 27].

The team at the greeting ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tran Quoc Tuan (1st right), Acting President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), at the ceremony.

Coach Dinh The Nam.

The team and sponsors.

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