PANO – The signing ceremony of the contract between the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Coach Huu Thang will be held on March 3rd at the VFF headquarters, announced the federation on February 29th.

Coach Huu Thang

At present, terms and conditions in the contract have been completed. The new coach will serve the football team of Vietnam for two years and make a salary of VND 100 million (USD 4,485) per month. As regulated in the contract, Coach Huu Thang will have the right to make decisions on any professional matters during the term. The General Department of Sports and Physical Training and the VFF set the requirement that Coach Huu Thang lead the team to reach the final round of the AFF Cup 2016 and snatch the gold medal in the men’s football event at SEA Games 2017.

Huu Thang, immediately after taking the job, will first select players from teams attending V-League to prepare for the two matches in the World Cup 2018 qualification round this March.

Translated by Huu Duong