HCM CITY (VNS) — Ten players from the national U19 football teams have become freshmen, without taking examinations, at the HCM City Sports College.

Due to the Ministry of Education and Training regulation, all graduates who are members of the national teams, and who take part in international competitions, will be recruited into the nation's colleges and universities.

These players are from the Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Arsenal JMG Institute, who played key roles in Viet Nam's silver medal victory at a recent regional championship.

The U19 team will next compete in the ASEAN U22 Football Championship on August 9-23 in Brunei and the Asian Football Confederation Championship from October 9-23 in Myanmar. — VNS