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Savitra Bhandari 'Samba', the captain of the national women's football team, recently signed with the Wellington Phoenix Football Club in New Zealand, is now at home. His house is Marsyangdi rural municipality-9 Simpani Pamchok bamboo boat.
In his memory, Marsyangdi Rural Municipality has named the bridge of Khudi as 'Samba Chowk' and put up a board with his picture. This place is located on the world famous cycle path Annapurna.
Samba, who returned home after playing the Asian Qualifiers in Bangladesh, is going up and down Ghalegaon from home. Samba Chowk and Samba met on Thursday, where everyone from students to farmers took pictures with him.
From children to the elderly, dance with the samba standing in the samba square. The sages blessed him. Supporters took pictures and videos under umbrellas until it rained.
Seeing people taking pictures with Samba, 70-year-old Ishwari Maya Khatri of a chat shop nearby felt like a daughter born to Samba herself. I met Savitra after 4 years. She has kept the name of Nepal," she said. According to relative Gumansingh Bhandari, after getting the news of Savitra's arrival, there is a crowd of people taking pictures with her.
The daughter has kept the Ram of our village and country. We are proud," he said. Tirtha Bahadur Basnet, headmaster of Amar Mavi, feels proud to take a picture with the students he taught. "We are proud to say that Savitra is our product," he said.
Savitra was in France when Samba Chowk was announced by the rural municipality on June 5. She was preparing to play the Gurkha Cup of Britain from France. She went to play a friendly match against Thailand after the Gurkha Cup in Britain on May 25. Then she returned to Nepal. He was honored on Thursday by the Youth and Sports Development Committee of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality, Amar Mavi Khudi and other organizations.
The municipality has announced Samba Chowk. It is a matter of pride for me. I still have a lot of work to do in the field of football. It requires everyone's cooperation,' said Savitri. She said that she wants to see many people like her playing football and for this the government should create a positive environment. The municipality had an interview with the U-19 players and students in the municipality along with the honor of Samba.
Samba said that discipline, perseverance and determination lead people to success. I still have a long way to go. I want to see more people like me playing football. The government should create an environment for this," she said.
She has played in different leagues in Israel, India, Maldives and other countries. Village Chairman Arjun Gurung said that the contribution of Savitra, one of the top scorers in the history of Nepali women's football, has inspired the country's sports sector.
