The club's goal is to earn a spot in Portugal's first division championship season for women in 2021.

Huynh Nhu, captain of Vietnam women's football team.

They had learnt about Nhu and Dung through a Vietnamese representative and are also in talks with Nhu's club Ho Chi Minh City and Dung's Phong Phu Ha Nam.

Lank FC have proposed the two players join their campaign in early September.

Nhu, captain of the national women's football team, told local media negotiations are still underway and that she still needs permission and consent from her club.

Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung reacts after scoring for Vietnam in their SEA Games final against the Philippines, December 5, 2019.

National women's team coach Mai Duc Chung said he hopes the opportunity to go abroad would help the two players hone their skills to benefit women's football in Vietnam.

Vietnam has yet to have any female footballers join a European squad.

Midfielder Tran Thi Hong Nhung from Phong Phu Ha Nam became the first Vietnamese woman to play for a foreign club when she joined Chonburi in Thailand last year.

Park Hang-seo honoured for contributions to Vietnamese football

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 27 to present the second-class Labour Order, a noble award of the Vietnamese Party and State, to head coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnam men’s national football team.

Vietnamese footballer auctions jersey for Covid-19 relief

Striker Nguyen Van Toan is auctioning his jersey signed by all players of the men's national football team to support Covid-19 relief efforts in Hai Duong Province.

Vietnamese football to receive US$1.5 million in support from FIFA

All FIFA member associations, including Vietnam, will receive a grant of US$1.5 million each under the terms of FIFA’s Covid-19 relief plan to alleviate the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, as announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during his virtual meeting with senior officials of member associations in Southeast Asia on July 29.

HCM City beat Vinacomin to win Women’s National Football Cup

Ho Chi Minh City took the trophy at the 2020 Women’s National Football Cup after breezing past Vinacomin 2-0 in the final at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre on July 25 night.

Three stadiums to host 2021 SEA Games men’s football in Vietnam

Two stadiums in Hanoi and one in nearby Nam Dinh Province have been chosen to host men’s football matches in next year’s SEA Games.

Source: VnExpress