Tag Archives: India Women

India Women’s Maymol Rocky: IWL has provided a broader base of players!

As the Indian Women’s League 2019-20 enters its summit clash on Friday, February 14, Indian Women’s Team head coach Maymol Rocky feels that she has a broader base of players to choose from after witnessing the group stages and semifinals played at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru. “The number …

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Nepal’s Anita Basnet: Bala Devi is such an inspirational story!

With nine points in four games defending Indian Women’s League champions Sethu FC are favourites to make it to the knockouts this season as well. A key player for them this season has been Nepali winger Anita Basnet, who is in her second season with the Madurai-based club. Anita feels …

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420 Grams S02E19: Bala Devi – Manipur Police to Glasgow Rangers!

Bala Devi, the star striker of the Indian Women’s football team, has become the first woman to secure a professional contract in Europe in the country’s history. The move will take her from the relative obscurity of playing for the Manipur Police side to one of the most storied football …

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India’s Bala Devi: Hope to see more girls follow me to Europe!

Mohammed Salim, Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu are some stellar names who have played for European clubs in the past. Now, for the first time ever, an Indian woman is set to take to the pitches in Europe by storm, and she is none other than Ngangom Bala …

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Congratulations pour in for ‘history-maker’ Bala Devi!

On Wednesday, it was announced that Indian women’s national team forward Bala Devi has secured a move to Scottish side Rangers Women’s FC – creating history in the process as she became the first Indian woman footballer to sign a professional contract for a European club. Bala has enjoyed a …

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