The Chinese women's football team ushered in a new journey! After Jia Xiuquan resigned as head coach, the Chinese Football Association announced the appointment of Chen Wanting as the new coach and Zhang Linyan as the captain to lead the Chinese women's football team to prepare for the 2024 Asian Cup and World Cup.
Chen Wanting is the meritorious coach of the Chinese women's football team, who led the Chinese women's football team to win the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2010 Asian Cup. She is also the first female head coach in the history of the Chinese women's football team and is known as the "godmother of women's football". Chen Wanting said that she is honored to coach the Chinese women's football team again, and she will inherit the achievements of Jia Xiuquan's work, and at the same time inject her own philosophy and style to build a distinctive and competitive Chinese women's football team.
Zhang Linyan is a core player of the Chinese women's football team, playing as a defender, good at defense and organization. She scored the winning goal in the 2015 World Cup, helping the Chinese women's football team beat the Dutch women's football team and reach the quarterfinals. She is also a veteran of the Chinese women's football team and has rich experience in international competitions. Zhang Linyan said that she is grateful for the trust of her coach and teammates, and she will do her best to lead the Chinese women's football team to play at its best level in the next games and strive for good results.
Jia Xiuquan, the former head coach of the Chinese women's football team, announced his resignation in February 2024 after he accepted an invitation from FIFA to become FIFA's technical director of women's football, responsible for the development and promotion of women's football worldwide. During his tenure, Jia Xiuquan led the Chinese women's football team to the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Cup, the 2020 Olympic qualifier and the runner-up of the 2021 East Asian Cup, making important contributions to the revival of the Chinese women's football team. Jia Xiuquan said that he was very emotional and gratified, and he believed that the Chinese women's football team would be able to create a more brilliant future under the leadership of Chen Wanting. 
The new journey of the Chinese women's football team is about to begin, let us look forward to their wonderful performance and win glory for the country!