2 Women Footballers from Simdega Selected for National Camp of Indian Women's Football Team

• 27 Feb 2023

Why In News?

According to the information received from the media on February 26, 2023, two women footballers (Vikas Bada and Soulina Dang) of Simdega have been selected for the national camp of the Indian women's football team for the Under-17 SAFF Women's Football Championship 2023.

Key points

• It is noteworthy that the Under-17 SAFF Women's Football Championship 2023 will be organized in Bangladesh from March 20 to 29.
• It is known that for this championship, more than 100 women football players of India were tried by the All-India Football Federation from 20 to 22 February in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, in which 35 players were selected for the national camp, in which Two players from Simdega, Vikas Bada and Soulina Dang, are also included.
• Both the players are training under the tutelage of football coach Bina at Sant Patrik Residential Girls Football Training Centre Gumla.
• Vikas Bada is a resident of Rasiya's Dokatoli in Kolebira block of Simdega, while Saulina is a resident of Helgarha in Banki panchayat of Dang Bano block.
• It is known that Manoj Konbegi, president of Hockey Simdega, had helped these two female football players of Simdega by providing them financially and nutritious food during the Corona period.
• Significantly, Vikas Bada, a resident of Rasiya, belongs to an economically weak family and Soulina Dang is also a resident of militancy affected area. Apart from farming, the family is maintained by doing wages.