Saru Limbu began playing football barefoot. Today, she has a bigger dream for her nation

Saru Limbu, 21, was in raptures when she won the best player award in the National Women’s League as an Armed Police Force player on February 19. She had had a great season as she capped it off with two goals in the final game against Tribhuvan Army in a 3-0 victory.

With Sabtira Bhandari ‘Samba’, who had scored 43 goals, injured, many had felt that the Army would put an end to the APF’s unbeaten run. But, Limbu stole the show in the victory as she won the most valuable player of the tournament ahead of ‘goal machine’ Bhandari.