"We welcome with great pleasure and deep gratitude the Decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev on the allocation of 2 million manats to support the development and activities of our national minifootball team, as another example of the high attention and care shown by President Ilham Aliyev to our national minifootball team."
Idman.biz reports that these words were said by Orkhan Mammadov, President of the Azerbaijan Minifootball Federation, in an exclusive statement to AZERTAC.
He stated that this important decision is a clear example of the importance that the head of our state attaches to sports, especially minifootball: "The successes of Azerbaijani minifootball in the international arena in recent years, including being awarded the title of European and world champion, are the result of the consistent support of our state and the created conditions."
According to Orkhan Mammadov, this Decree of President Ilham Aliyev will encourage the national team to prepare for the upcoming international competitions with higher motivation, strengthen the material and technical base, improve the infrastructure and further spread minifootball in our country: "This is not only a sports success, but also an important social project that instills a healthy lifestyle and team culture in our youth."
"On behalf of the Azerbaijan Minifootball Federation, we express our sincere gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev. We assure you that we will work diligently to justify this high trust and wave our tricolor flag again in international arenas. Always taking into account the importance that our state attaches to sports, we will continue our activities to further enhance the sporting prestige of our country," the federation president concluded.
It should be noted that the Azerbaijani national minifootball team won the prestigious tournament by defeating the Hungarian team 4:2 in the final of the world championship held in Baku.
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