20-year-old Manisha Kalyan has been scripting records at will. In November last year, she had become the first ever Indian to score a goal in the AFC Women’s Club Championship and a month later she scripted history with a goal against Brazil in a senior game. And now on Thursday, Manisha became the first Indian football to feature in a UEFA Champions League game.
20-year-old Manisha Kalyan has been scripting records at will. In November last year, she had become the first ever Indian to score a goal in the AFC Women’s Club Championship and a month later she scripted history with a goal against Brazil in a senior game. And now on Thursday, Manisha became the first Indian football to feature in a UEFA Champions League game.
Following the epic moment with Manisha make her Champions League debut, a video of which went viral on social media, India football star Gurpreet Singh Sandhu hailed the youngster for her achievement.
“Tracking the updates where Manisha Kalyan becomes the first Indian footballer to play in a Champions League game. What a moment, and what a hero. What she’s gone and done needs to be spoken about louder,” he tweeted.