Football coach Mr Michael Weiss. --Photo Lao Football Federation

Coach Weiss to lead Laos U-20 team at Asian Cup Uzbekistan qualifiers 

Head coach of the Lao U-20 football team, Mr Michael Weiss, will start training the players in Vientiane next month in preparation for the qualifiers of AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023, with the qualifiers to take place in Laos from September 10-18.
The squad hopes to be in tip top condition to take on the other contesting teams and emerge victorious from the qualifiers, especially on home soil.  
Earlier this month Mr Weiss led the Lao men’s U-23 team at the SEA Games in Vietnam.
Although the team did not make it past the first round, his many years of experience helped the team to win a bronze medal at the AFF Championship in February.
On Tuesday, the Asian Football Confederation held a draw for the AFC U20 Asian Cup, dividing the 43 participating teams into 10 groups.
The draw placed Laos in Group C alongside Japan, Yemen, Palestine and Guam.
The team that comes top in each group will go through to the final round of the tournament in Uzbekistan in 2023.
The five to six teams placed second will also have an opportunity to compete in the final round.   
Mr Weiss will also train the Lao U-23 team to compete at the 32nd edition of the SEA Games in Cambodia in May 2023. 

By Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong
(Latest Update May 27, 2022)