The Instagram page of Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei shared a post on Sunday that expressed happiness on the victory of the Iranian national team in the 2022 Volleyball Nations League.

The post contains a phrase reading “A Delightful Success with an Iranian Coach”.

It also contains an extract of comments by Ayatollah Khamenei, which he made during a meeting with the Iranian national volleyball team and medalists of scientific Olympiads on August 7, 2019.

That extract is included in the caption of the post too.

The caption says: “The point that always comes to my mind is the importance of an Iranian coach. This has always been my belief. Once, an Iranian coach was chosen for football and when I visited them, I thanked them for choosing an Iranian coach. This is my belief. I truly believe that it is good for our country that coaches and those in charge of sports federations are Iranian.”

The caption continues as saying: “I am so happy that an Iranian coach and his colleagues have managed to help these youths to reach this point. God willing, you will be successful and will make progress.”

On Saturday, the Iranian national men's volleyball team defeated their Serbian competitors 3-0 to qualify for the 2022 Volleyball Nations League finals set to take place in Italy.

The Iranian team is now among the eighth teams that emerged victorious in the Preliminary Phase of the 2022 Volleyball Nations League.