“We used to get milk, eggs, banana, bread and oatmeal for breakfast and rice, dal, roti, salad, green vegetables, chicken and fish for lunch at the national camp. However, in the last week of May we got our stipend in a bank account from AIFF,” said Purnima Kumari. There were some difficulties faced by the women footballers in withdrawing amounts from the banks, especially in rural areas. We are waiting for a directive from the Union government on resuming the national camp,” said Dutta. The eight players from Jharkhand in the preparatory camp include Purnima Kumari, Sumati Kumari, Sudha Ankita Tirkey, Amisha Bakhla, Astham Oraon, Sunita Kumari, Nitu Linda and Salina Kumari.

Source: The Telegraph June 09, 2020 20:48 UTC