Football: Promising Assam forward Apurna Narzary earns India call-up 

Guwahati: Promising Assam forward Apurna Narzary, who impressively led the Indian team in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 in Vietnam, has been rewarded with a call-up to the senior national women’s team for the friendly matches in Jordan and Uzbekistan.

Apurna, who hails from the remote village of Khagrabari in Kokrajhar district under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) fired three goals in three outings in the Vietnam event, thus paving her way to the Blue Tigresses’ dressing room.

“This is the moment I was waiting for….getting back into the national side is a dream come true moment for me. Having said that, the responsibilities also get bigger once you are representing your country at the highest level,” the 19-year-old told EastMojo in an interaction.