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"Nigar Mirzaliyeva's transfer to the German club "Hamburg" is a source of pride for the country's football."
These words were said by Siyasat Asgarov, the head coach of the Azerbaijani national women's football team, while commenting on the transfer of Nigar Mirzaliyeva, the defender of the team, to the German club "Hamburg."
He stated that some players of the national team have the potential to play in big leagues.
"I have emphasized in my previous interviews that the main plan and strategy we have set as the women's football department and the federation is precisely to direct our girls to stronger leagues where women's football is developing. In the first stage, we sent our football players to neighboring countries – Turkey, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Thankfully, in the second stage, a transition to stronger countries took place within the framework of the goals and strategies we set. In this regard, Nigar Mirzaliyeva took the first step, and I think that this is indeed a very proud moment," he said in his statement to AZERTAC.
The specialist noted that Nigar Mirzaliyeva's move to "Hamburg" will change the perceptions formed about Azerbaijani women's football:
"What is even more proud is that Nigar Mirzaliyeva is a graduate of the Mingachevir football school. She is an Azerbaijani who came from the lands of this country, and this is a special pride for us. I believe that Nigar Mirzaliyeva will do very good things in that country and change the perceptions formed about Azerbaijani women's football. This will not be the last. As a result of Nigar Mirzaliyeva's game and approach, I think that in the future, several more of our girls will have the opportunity to play in the league of that country. Her move there is very important for the development of women's football. I think that this will unequivocally create positive changes. In particular, it seemed that women's football was developing after the recent results of the national team. If such transfers and the number of our players going to big countries increase and they show themselves in a good light there, this will directly have a positive impact on women's football. In addition, this will create motivation in the lower age groups. More young girls will pay attention to and engage in football, which is very important for us. As a result, we will extract the maximum number of quality players from that mass."
S. Asgarov said that he hopes that in the future, other members of the national team will play in France and England, along with Germany: "The situation with other members of the national team is also good. As I said, as a federation and the women's football department, we are working to ensure that the team's players play in the leagues of more developed countries."
It should be noted that Nigar Mirzaliyeva has signed a 2.5-year contract with the Bundesliga representative.
