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According to Gabriel Tan, Phuong, playing as a wide attacker, has already made his mark at the football tournament.

“There is no doubt over the ability Cong Phuong possesses but he has shown at this tournament that he is able to rise to the occasion and perform on the big stage”, says the website.

Rounding the list of top 5 included Aung Thu of Myanmar, Soukaphone Vongchiengkham of Laos, Korrakod Wiriyaudomsiri  of Thailand, and  Nelson Viegas  of Timor-Leste.