BHUBANESWAR 14-Feb-2017
Cuttack-based Odisha Club Rising Student’s FC finished runners-up in the inaugural edition of the Indian Women’s League (IWL) when they suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Eastern Sporting Union (Manipur) in the final at Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi today.
Coached by Bembem Devi, Eastern Sporting Union were awarded a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs for being Champions while runners-up Rising Student’s Club were given Rs 5 lakhs. Jabamani Tudu (Rising Students) bagged the ‘Emerging Player Award’ of Rs. 75,000, Umapati Devi was awarded the ‘Most Valuable Player Award’ for Rs 1.25 lakh. For finishing top scorer with 11 goals, Kamala Devi was bagged a cheque Rs 1 lakh.
