Kuala Lumpur: DPR Korea women’s national team head coach Hwang Yong-bong has been nominated as one of FIFA’s top 10 head coaches for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2017 award, announced on Thursday.
Under Hwang’s leadership, both the U-17 and U-20 teams achieved incredible success in 2016.
They claimed their second FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title in Papua New Guinea last year, beating France 3-1 in the final.
The U-20 team beat Japan, the reigning champions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, 5-4 on penalties to secure their second title.....
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10MA TOPICS! [DPR KOREA FA] HWANG YONG-BONG IN THE RUNNING FOR FIFA WOMEN’S COACH 2017 AWARD
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