Sudeshna Lama with Brazillan Football Star Baretto who plays for Mohan Bagan FC
21 Years old Sudeshna Lama from Gangtok have become the first women soccer referees’ from the Sikkim State along with Nim Diki Bhutia. She had served as trainees in the 2nd Division S-League Football tournament at Palzor Stadium in Gangtok. Aspiring to be a national level professional referee, lama believed that there was a lot of scope for women to excel in this field. Moreover, she urged other women to venture into this profession and try their hand at refereeing. “I am grateful to the Sikkim Football Association (SFA) for providing me with the unique chance of supervising the tournament as trainee referee”, says Lama.
She is the daughter of First Sikkimese Referee Mr. Chamchuk Lama who conducted National Indian Football League & Kolkatta Football League.
Both had attended a month long Women’s Soccer Referee course at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh few months earlier. It was conducted by All India Football Federation (AIFF) under the Project Future India 2012 of the Asian Football Confederation.
Sudeshna Lama is a student of Sikkim Govt. College, Tadong- Gangtok
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