Vietnam team wins against Thailand thanks to Xuan Son, Madam Pang reinforcing ‘huge’ foreign troops

Madam Pang increased foreign troops for Thailand because she was afraid that the Vietnamese team would have Xuan Son

Witnessing striker Nguyen Xuan Son make a splash at the AFF Cup 2024 with the Vietnamese team who just defeated the Thai team in the first leg of the final with a score of 2-1 on January 2, Madam Pang, President of the Football Federation Thailand (FAT), immediately moved to strengthen the team.

Accordingly, this female FAT President posted photos of meeting and talking with player Eric Kahl, 23 years old, 1.80 m tall, playing for AGF Club (Denmark), and once played for the U team. 21 Sweden, to convince him to return to play for the Thai team right after the 2024 AFF Cup ends.

Eric Kahl was born and raised in the city of Solna in Stockholm (Sweden), with a Thai mother and a Swedish father. He grew up at AIK club’s training center (the largest in Sweden) and played for this club’s first team from 2019 to 2021, before moving to AGF club until now.

According to the page TransfermarktEric Kahl’s transfer value is up to 1.8 million euros (more than 47 billion VND). With his preferred position being left back or center back, this player is considered a significant addition to the Thai team’s defense. In the 2024 – 2025 season, Eric Kahl currently plays a total of 20 matches, scoring 1 goal.

This player has not yet been called up to the Swedish team, so choosing to return to play for the Thai team is completely valid. However, just like the recent case when Madam Pang convinced 15-year-old player Silva Mexes of the MU youth team to join the Thai U.17 team (whose mother is Thai and father is Welsh), both paperwork must be completed to officially compete.

According to the sheet Siamsport: “Madam Pang wants to complete all procedures for player Eric Kahl to officially play for the Thai team when starting the important campaign in the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, taking place near the end of March 2025 with the match against the team. Sri Lanka.

If the naturalization procedure for Eric Kahl is completed, the Thai team will continue to be supplemented with another foreign player. Currently, players of this type are participating in the team with Jonathan Khemdee, Nicholas Mickelson, Ben Davis, William Weidersjo or Patrik Gustavsson…”.

At the AFF Cup 2024, after the first leg of the final with the Thai team losing 1-2 to Vietnam on January 2. The return match takes place on January 5 at 8:00 p.m. at Rajamangala Stadium. Madam Pang is expected to continue to come to the stadium to support “War Elephants”, after she did not come to Vietnam in the first leg.