AFC mistaken information about coach Gong Oh Kyun when judging U23 Vietnam match

The paragraph confused information about coach Gong Oh Kyun on the AFC homepage. (Screenshots)

“The position of head coach is a new role for Gong Oh Kyun, but he is no stranger to his team, having worked as an assistant to coach Park Hang Seo in this tournament in 2018 as well as the last SEA Games.” – The AFC homepage wrote in the comment before the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand.

However, the AFC’s media team made a mistake when coach Gong Oh Kyun only started working with U23 Vietnam in May 2022 and worked as an assistant to coach Lee Young Jin at the Dubai Cup friendly tournament. 2022 in the UAE.

After that, Coach Gong Oh Kyun briefly worked with Coach Park Hang Seo during the preparation for the 31st SEA Games but did not directly participate in the Games, because he was assigned the task of leading “U23 Vietnam B” to prepare forces for the AFC U23 Championship 2022.

In the past, coach Gong Oh Kyun worked as an assistant in Korea U17 – U23 teams from 2016 to 2019. Coach Gong Oh Kyun also worked as an assistant for coach Shin Tae Yong at Indonesian team levels. from 2020 to 2021 and then returned to work at Seoul E-Land Club for a short time before going to Vietnam to work.

The opening match of U23 Vietnam at the 2022 AFC U23 Championship against Thailand will be the first official match of Coach Gong Oh Kyun as a head coach, after many years as an assistant. According to the schedule, this competition will take place at 22:00 pm (Hanoi time).