The legendary Bembem Devi who was in her first Coaching assignment in the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship says she’s extremely happy to be playing an active role to redefine the youth setup of women’s football in our Country. After India’s triumph in the final against Bangladesh, Bembem spoke at length …
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India U-15 Girls Coach Firmin D’Souza attributed the success in the SAFF U-15 Championship to “hard work”. Moments after India were crowned champions in the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship by defeating Bangladesh by a solitary goal in the final in Thimpu, D’Souza stated, “We stuck to our task. There were …
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Football life for some players might end after retirement but not for former Indian Women’s Team captain and legend Bembem Devi. The Manipuri midfielder who played for India for more than two decades retired in 2016 after winning Gold in the South-Asian Games, but football came calling once more – …
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Bembem Devi, the name synonymous with Indian Women’s Football for the past couple of decades is on another quest. And this time it is defending Eastern Sporting Union’s crown in the Indian Women’s League 2017-18 which starts tomorrow, March 26. Her goal is simply ‘to take back home what we …
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A journey which began as a childhood love for the game turned a full circle on August 29, 2017 when Oinam Bembem Devi the ‘Durga of Indian Football’ was conferred the Arjuna Award. In process she became the 25th footballer and 2nd woman overall to be awarded so. It had …
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The first thing that Bembem Devi did after being conferred the Arjuna Award was dive back into football. Preparations for the Indian Women’s League took up most of her time. Her club Eastern Sporting Union are set to defend their title but she thinks it is ‘harder to stay on …
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On a day when Oinam Bembem Devi was conferred the Arjuna Award, becoming the 25th footballer and 2nd women overall to be awarded so, she took time out from her hectic schedule to write for the the-aiff.com I am speechless! I’ve struggled a lot, having given more than 21 years …
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Speaking to NNIS, long time Indian women’s national team captain Oinam Bembem Devi speaks about being proud to receive the Arjuna Award as only the second Indian women’s football, her hard work for two decades and the hope that this awards will be a motivation to encourage more women play …
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Bembem Devi went “speechless” for some moment when http://www.the-aiff.com broke the news to her that she has been conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award. As “tears of joy” rolled down her cheeks, she spoke at length about her feelings, her dream, the sociological obstacles and much more. “I dedicate this …
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Oinam Bemdem Devi, the flag bearer of Indian Women’s Football over the past two decades was on August 18, 2017 named the winner of the prestigious Arjuna Award. Bembem becomes the second Indian Woman Footballer to win the Award, the first being Shanti Mullick in 1983. Bembem, nicknamed the ‘Durga …
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