Unknown to many, Oinam Bembem Devi  is a woman Indian Professional footballer , representing India for the past two decades. She finally gets her hand on the prestigious Arjuna Award  announced on 18 th  August, thus becoming only the second Indian woman footballer to win the award after former National team captain Shanti Mullick in 1983.     Bembem was nominated by the AIFF alongside the stars like Jeje Lalpekhlua and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu for the coveted award, consisting of a cash prize of INR 500,000 , a bronze statue  of Arjuna and a scroll .     “ This is an Award for Indian women’s football. I hope this award will help remove the mental block and inspire all girls in the society to take up the sport ” , she quoted.     “ It gives me immense satisfaction to see my name in the same list as the greatest Indian sportsperson across all fields. My sacrifice  over the past two decades has not gone waste. I need to thank all teammates, my coaches, AIFF  and the entire footbal...
 
 
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