Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated coach Mai Duc Chung, the coaching staff and the Vietnamese "diamond girls" on completing their competition at the 2023 World Cup; congratulated the team for competing for the first time at the biggest festival of women's football in the world, with a noble sportsmanship, for the flag and the colors, maintaining their will, determination, solidarity, demonstrating their aspirations and high professional efforts to surpass themselves; at the same time, maintaining the spirit of learning, learning, and never giving up.

The Prime Minister said that this is an important milestone, marking remarkable development and putting Vietnamese women's football on the list of the best teams in the world.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met and praised the Vietnam National Women's Football Team. Photo: Duong Giang

The Prime Minister commended and highly appreciated the competitive spirit, solidarity, determination, dedication and strong aspiration of the Head Coach, the Coaching Board and the entire Vietnam Women's National Football Team; acknowledged and welcomed the attention, investment and facilitation of ministries, branches, agencies and units; of the Coaching Board, officers, doctors and nurses; the support of families and relatives; the support of the business community and especially the love and enthusiastic support of fans for the team.

In order for women's football to develop in both breadth and depth, both popular and professional, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Physical Education and Sports to continue reviewing, strengthening the development and completion of appropriate and synchronous policies to develop women's football, focusing on developing the women's football movement in schools with the active role of the Ministry of Education and Training; having a long-term strategy for sustainable development of women's football and in the process of implementing specific activities.

The Vietnam Football Federation carefully evaluates and analyzes the preparation and competition process at the recent World Cup and in recent years to continue to consolidate and enhance strengths, proactively and gradually overcome limitations; enhance training and coaching; allocate resources reasonably for the development of women's football; orient clubs and localities, build or propose to competent authorities strategic and synchronous solutions.

The Head of Government requested that localities, especially those with strong movements, continue to pay attention, invest, improve treatment regimes, focus on timely and appropriate forms of honor and reward, and especially the long-term development of women's football, promptly resolve or propose solutions to difficulties and problems.

Relevant ministries, branches and localities pay attention to the material and spiritual life of athletes when they retire, creating the best conditions for players to have peace of mind in life.  

The Prime Minister affirmed that the Government and the Prime Minister always care about, support and request ministries, branches, localities and the whole society to join hands and contribute to the development of women's football and football in general, worthy of the trust and love of fans and the Vietnamese people.

VNA

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