After spending 20 years for Indian Football 36, years old Oinam
Bembem Devi is nominated for Arjuna Awards for this year. At the age of 15,
Bembem made her international bebut against Guam in the Asian
Women's Championships. The turning point in her career came at the 1996 Asian Games,
where the Indian national team were drawn in a group alongside Japan and
neighbours Nepal.
They lost to Japan 1-0 and won against Nepal 1-0 to progress from the group
with Japan. In round 2 they would be drawn in a tough group alongside the
national teams of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and North Korea.
They lost all their matches but by then Oinam Bemben Devi had announced her
arrival at the national stage.
She is set to play her last game on 15 February against
Nepal, at the 12th South Asian Games in Shillong. She appointed as manager
of Eastern Sporting Union in 2017 Indian Women's League final rounds.
She also becomes the first manager of Indian Women's League history to
claim the tournament title also as a player.
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