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"Nigar Mirzaliyeva's transfer to the German club "Hamburg" is a proud moment for the country's football."
These words were said by Siyaset Asgarov, the head coach of the Azerbaijani national women's football team, while commenting on the transfer of the team's defender Nigar Mirzaliyeva 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 this in my previous interviews that our main plan and strategy as the women's football department and federation is to direct our girls to stronger leagues where women's football is developed. In the first stage, we sent our players to neighboring countries - Turkey, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Thank God, in the second stage, a transition to stronger countries took place within the framework of the goals and strategy we set. In this regard, Nigar Mirzaliyeva took the first step, and I think this is a very proud moment," he said in his statement to AZERTAC.
The expert noted that Nigar Mirzaliyeva's move to "Hamburg" will change the perceptions about women's football in Azerbaijan:
"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 well in that country and will change the perceptions about women's football in Azerbaijan. 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 that country's league. Her move there is very important for the development of women's football. I think this will unequivocally create positive changes. Especially, 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 well there, this will directly have a positive impact on women's football. Moreover, this will create motivation in the lower age groups as well. More young girls will pay attention to and play football, which is very important for us. As a result, we will produce the maximum number of quality players from that mass."
S. Asgarov said that he hopes that other members of the national team will play in Germany, as well as in France and England in the future: "The situation with other members of the national team is also good. As I said, as the 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.
