Samina Fatima, a Ladakhi girl aims to play Football for the country
Samina Fatima, a Ladakhi girl from the remote Nubra area wants to become a high-quality footballer and represent the country at the international level. After receiving a football from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inaugural ceremony of FIFA U-17 World Cup at the packed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 6, Fatima seems confident too. She is a Class VII student of Government Girls Middle School at the remote Diskit in Nurba, located at an altitude of 10,315 feet. She walks 3 km every day to reach school. Fatima was selected for the inaugural ceremony under the Mission XI Million, the biggest school sport outreach programme driven by the Prime Minister’s vision of making football the “sport of choice” in India. “I had never dreamt that I would get the opportunity to meet the Prime Minister and get a football from him as a gift. It was the first time that I boarded a plane and went outside Ladakh. Earlier I used to play both shot put and football, but now it is my ambition to play football for the country at the international level,” Fatima said. -PTC News
