He had initially been named in the squad for the tournament, but was replaced by star midfielder Do Hung Dung after he recovered from injury.

But that was on November 26, three days past the deadline Singapore had set for registering teams.

Midfielder Le Cong Hoang Anh (number 33) during a training session with the national football team, November 30, 2021.

So, when the Vietnam Football Federation and the Vietnamese embassy in Singapore contacted the hosts to include Dung in the team, they said the government had tightened entry regulations due to Covid-19 and he could not be added.

So Park brought back Anh into the squad, and Singapore has agreed to permit him entry since he had been in the original list.

He is set to fly to Singapore on Thursday and join the team a day later for training if he tests negative for Covid.

Vietnam play Malaysia in their second match in group B on December 12. The Golden Dragons made a solid start with a 2-0 victory over Laos on Monday.

AFF Cup spotlights Vietnamese midfielder

Nguyen Hoang Duc is expected to be the face of a new generation of Vietnamese players ahead of AFF Cup this year.

PM affirms policy of quickly removing obstables for foreign businesses

The Vietnamese Government will continue creating an environment conducive to foreign businesses and assign ministries, agencies and localities to deal with their difficulties in line with Vietnam's law, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Việt Nam team gear up for AFF Suzuki Cup

The Vietnamese national football team are gearing up for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020.

Vietnam affirms sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagos

Vietnam has shown its resolute objection to Taiwan (China)’s military exercises in the territorial waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, and demanded Taiwan to end those actions and not to repeat them in the future, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Vietnam national captain makes AFF Cup all-time XI

After Southeast Asian fans cast their vote, AFF Cup announced captain Que Ngoc Hai made its all-time XI squad.

Source: VnExpress