BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 14. We will continue to work hard for these victories to be consistent, Honorary President of the Azerbaijan MiniFootball Federation Orkhan Mammadov during the meeting with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports.
"Dear Mr. President, let me express my deep gratitude to you on behalf of our federation, all our players and coaches. Today is a very glorious day for us. You are right, our footballers have brought the trophy to you with their hard work. We are really happy, and we want to assure you that we will continue to work hard for these victories to be consistent.
Dear Mr. President, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that minifootball, although a non-professional sport, is quite popular with people. We decided in 2017 to establish a federation. In 2018, we were elected a member of both the World MiniFootball Federation and the European MiniFootball Federation. We participated in the European Championship in Ukraine in 2018, and it was a great experience for us to participate in it. As you know, there were lockdowns during the pandemic, but we did not stop training, especially in preparation for this championship. When this championship started, we were ready. Of course, participation was key for us. You are right, it was a great experience for our players. But the victory we won in each game increased our enthusiasm more and more. We lost our first game against the European champions – the Romanian team. But then we won a great victory against Spain and beat the teams of other countries. In the final, we faced the Romanians again. Of course, here we saw the fruition of the coach's tactical moves. Our rivals also emphasized it there. We won almost without making a mistake.
Of course, Mr. President, it is an undeniable fact that you take great care of sports and athletes in particular, and always receive them. As we won every game, we hoped and thought that maybe Mr. President would receive us too. We are very grateful to you. It is indeed a very proud day for us. Thank you very much, Mr. President," he said.