Nearly one year after leaving Vietnam’s national female football team, coach Chen Yun Fat has returned to Vietnam to help the team prepare for the 16th Asian Games (ASIAD).

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the General Department of Sports and Physical Training had successfully convinced the Chinese coach to return to Vietnam. On October 2, VFF and Chen Yun Fat signed a contract to 2012.

The coach’s mission is defending Vietnam’s championship at the Southeast Asian Games 2011 and good performance at the 16th ASIAD in Guangzhou, China. He is also responsible to train young players. He is paid $3,000/month.

The coach has decided to start a “revolution” on the team by allowing senior players like Kim Chi, Dao Thi Mien and Van Thi Thanh to withdraw and recruiting new players.

The team will meet at the National Sport Training Centre in Hanoi from October 8 onward and they will go to China in early November for drills before moving to Guangzhou for the 16th ASIAD.

The list of women’s national football squad:

Goalkeeper: Thu Trang (Hanoi), Duong Thi Danh (Thai Nguyen) and Kieu Trinh (HCM City)

Fullbacks: Ngoc Anh, Thuy An, Nguyen Thi Nga, Duong Thi Binh (Hanoi), Nhieu Thuy Linh (Vinacoal), Bui Thi Nhu (Ha Nam), Hai Hoa (Thai Nguyen)

Halfbacks: Nguyen Thi Mai, Le Thi Thuong, Nguyen Thi Hanh (Vinacoal), Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Mai Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Muon, Vu Huyen Linh, Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (Hanoi), Kim Hong (HCM City)

Strikers: Thanh Huong (Ha Nam), Nguyen Thi Thanh, Nguyen Thi Hoa (Hanoi), Hoang Thi Luyen, Bui Thi Phuong (Vinacoal)