27/08/2026
OFFICIAL: 🇻🇳 OLAHA MANH DUC & WILLIAMS MINH HOANG OFFICIALLY GRANTED VIETNAMESE CITIZENSHIP
▪️Vietnamese football has welcomed two new citizens as Michael Onyedikachi Olaha and Lee Oliver Grant Williams have officially completed the process of obtaining Vietnamese citizenship, taking the Vietnamese names Olaha Manh Duc and Williams Minh Hoang.
🇻🇳🇳🇬 OLAHA MANH DUC (1997)
Born in Nigeria, Olaha is a versatile forward who can operate as a centre-forward or winger. He became one of the most recognizable foreign players in the V.League after spending several years with Song Lam Nghe An, before joining Cong An Ho Chi Minh City. His long-term residence and career in Vietnam helped him meet the legal requirements for naturalization. 🇻🇳
🇻🇳🏴 WILLIAMS MINH HOANG (2007)
Born Lee Oliver Grant Williams, the 19-year-old is of English-Vietnamese heritage, with an English father and a Vietnamese mother. Standing at 1.90m, he offers impressive physical presence and aerial ability, playing primarily as a centre-forward or attacking midfielder. Williams developed in the English football environment and also spent time training with The Cong Viettel before joining Cong An Ho Chi Minh City.
✨ Vietnamese citizenship marks an important new chapter for both players as they continue their careers in Vietnamese football.
