PM congratulates women’s football team on SEA Games success
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished his praise on the national women’s football team after their resounding success in the final of the SEA Games against Thailand in Manila, the Philippines on December 8.
The women's football team win the SEA Games gold medal for the sixth time. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished his praiseon the national women’s football team after their resounding success in thefinal of the SEA Games against Thailand in Manila, the Philippines on December8.
He called for all economic sectors to contribute to buying each player atop-end motorbike to reward their efforts.
An hour after the team’s victory, several patrons had already committed topresent some 5 billion VND (215,000 USD) for the players.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien also decided to awardthe team 1 billion VND for successfully defending their SEA Games title for thesixth time.
The team also received congratulations and a bonus of 100 million VND from Presidentof the Vietnam Women’s Union Nguyen Thi Thu Ha.
The Vietnamese players defeated rivals Thailand 1-0 with the only goal scoredby Hai Yen at the start of extra time, and it was enough for the team to defendtheir gold medal.
At the previous tournament, Vietnam won gold while Thailand took silver./.
Vietnam advanced to the final of the men’s football at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines, after beating Cambodian rivals 4-0 in the semi-final match on December 7.
The Vietnamese female football players became the champion of women’s football at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines after defeating Thailand 1-0 on December 8, successfully defending their gold medal.
Vietnam secured an additional 20 gold, five silver and seven bronze medals on December 8 – the eight competition day of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines, moving to second place on the medal tally.
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The women's football team win the SEA Games gold medal for the sixth time. (Photo: VNA) 
