HCM City welcomes female footballers after historic advance to World Cup finals
Two coaches and nine players of the women’s national football team received a warm welcome in Ho Chi Minh City when returning to their city on late February 11, following the team’s first-ever advance to the finals of a FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Female players wave at local fans from a double-decker bus along HCM City streets on February 11. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Twocoaches and nine players of the women’s national football team received a warm welcome in Ho Chi Minh City when returning to their city on lateFebruary 11, following the team’s first-ever advance to the finals of a FIFAWomen’s World Cup.
Describing the players as a pride ofthe city, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said theirperformance at the recent AFC Women’s Asian Cup showed the Vietnamese youth’saspiration to conquer new peaks in sports, and that it was meaningful to notonly themselves, their families, the women’s football of the city, but also Vietnamesesports and the country’s integration and development process.
He expressed his hope that theplayers will press on with training for a good result at the final roundof the 2023 World Cup, stating the city will always stand by their side during the training and competition process.
At the meeting, head coach of the HCMCity women’s football club Doan Thi Kim Chi, captain of the national team HuynhNhu, and other players thanked local leaders and fans for the warm welcome andenthusiastic support which, they said, contributed to their recent victories.
They also promised to compete attheir best at the coming World Cup finals so as to continue bringing glory tothe homeland.
Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Mai BaHung said the office will continue calling for fundingfor the local women’s football club and the players in the time ahead.
Prior to the meeting, they had been warmlywelcomed by local residents while moving on a double-decker bus along HCM Citystreets after landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport./.
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Female players wave at local fans from a double-decker bus along HCM City streets on February 11. (Photo: VNA) 
