Tunzala Abdulalimova, the mother of Azerbaijani soldier Miqdad Abdulalimov, who was killed during the 44-day Second Karabakh War in 2020, has established a football club in the Guba district.
As reported by İdman.Biz, citing Sportify.az, the information was confirmed by Akif Aliyev, a member of the Executive Committee of the Northern Regional Football Federation.
According to Aliyev, Abdulalimova named the team "Vatan Namina" ("For the Motherland").
The newly established club competes in Group B of the Northern Zone of the AFFA Regional League, which has recently begun its new season.
Kamran Nurahmadov has been appointed head coach, while the team will play its home matches in the village of Shirvanli in the Gusar district.
The club's opening-round fixture is an away match against Gobustan, held at the Shikhlar settlement stadium in Baku's Garadagh district.
In addition to founding the football club, Tunzala Abdulalimova serves as chairwoman of the Vatan Namina Public Union for the Support of Martyrs' Families.
Her son, Miqdad Faiq oglu Abdulalimov, was born on March 23, 2002, in the Guba district. After graduating from Secondary School No. 1, named after fallen soldier Hajibaba Aliyev, he began working at ASAN Service and enrolled at Baku State Economic College in 2019.
On April 4, 2020, he suspended his studies and voluntarily joined the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
Abdulalimov participated in the Second Karabakh War, which began on September 27, 2020. He was killed the following day, September 28, while carrying out a combat mission in the Tartar direction.
By decrees of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, he was posthumously awarded the "For the Motherland", "For the Liberation of Lachin" and "For the Liberation of Sugovushan" medals, as well as the third-class "For Service to the Motherland" Order.
The creation of Vatan Namina FC represents an effort to preserve his memory through sport while providing opportunities for football development in the region.
