Hieu Minh returns home in a wheelchair, U23 Vietnam warmly welcomed

    Thanh Vũ (Ảnh: VFF) |

    U23 Vietnam returned home after the 2026 AFC U23 Championship, in which central defender Hieu Minh had to move in a wheelchair, and the whole team was widely welcomed by fans.

    Toi 24.1, U23 Viet Nam da ve den san bay quoc te Noi Bai (Ha Noi), khep lai hanh trinh thi dau day cam xuc va dang tu hao tai vong chung ket U23 chau A 2026.
    On the evening of January 24, U23 Vietnam arrived at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi), closing the emotional and proud journey of competition at the 2026 AFC U23 Championship finals.
    Cuc truong Cuc The duc The thao Viet Nam Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet co mat o san bay de don doi.
    Director of the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet was present at the airport to welcome the team.
    Pho Cuc truong Cuc The duc The thao Viet Nam Nguyen Hong Minh (trai)
    Deputy Director of the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports Nguyen Hong Minh (left) and Secretary General of the Vietnam Football Federation Nguyen Van Phu (right) present flowers to congratulate captain Khuat Van Khang.
    Don doi tai san bay co dai dien lanh dao Cuc The duc The thao Viet Nam, Lien doan bong da Viet Nam, nguoi than cac cau thu cung dong dao nguoi ham mo.
    Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation Tran Anh Tu (left), General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation Nguyen Van Phu (2nd from right) and Standing Member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation Nguyen Quoc Hoi (2nd from left) and coach Kim Sang-sik (middle) joyfully receive the warm welcome of fans.
    Lanh dao Cuc The duc The thao Viet Nam va Lien doan bong da Viet Nam vui mung chuc mung huan luyen vien Kim Sang-sik va cac cau thu.
    Leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation happily congratulate coach Kim Sang-sik.
    Trung ve Nguyen Hieu Minh duoc ho tro di chuyen bang xe lan o san bay.
    Center-back Nguyen Hieu Minh is supported to move by wheelchair at the airport.
    Hieu Minh se duoc phau thuat tai benh vien Vinmec va se som buoc vao qua trinh tap phuc hoi.
    Hieu Minh will have surgery at Vinmec hospital and will soon enter the recovery training process.
    Du vua trai qua lich thi dau day dac va hanh trinh di chuyen dai, cac cau thu va thanh vien ban huan luyen van giu tinh than phan khoi, tu hao khi mang ve thanh tich dang ghi nhan cho bong da tre Viet Nam.
    Despite having just gone through a dense schedule and a long journey, the players and coaching staff members still maintained the spirit of excitement and pride when bringing about remarkable achievements for Vietnamese youth football.
    O giai U23 chau A 2026, U23 Viet Nam lan luot vuot qua cac doi thu manh, toan thang vong bang, tien vao ban ket va gianh tam huy chuong dong. Day la thanh tich tiep noi chuoi ket qua an tuong cua the he cau thu tre Viet Nam sau chuc vo dich U23 Dong Nam A va huy chuong vang SEA Games 33, dong thoi khang dinh su truong thanh, ban linh va tiem nang phat trien cua luc luong ke can cho doi tuyen quoc gia trong tuong lai.
    At the 2026 AFC U23 Championship, U23 Vietnam successively surpassed strong opponents, won the group stage, advanced to the semi-finals and won a bronze medal. This is a success of the impressive series of results of the young generation of Vietnamese players after the U23 Southeast Asian championship and the SEA Games 33 gold medal, while affirming the maturity, bravery and development potential of the successor force for the national team in the future.

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    Thanh Vũ (Ảnh: VFF)
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