RANGERS striker Ngangom Bala Devi has been rewarded for her services to women's football in her native India - with a promotion to INSPECTOR in the municipal police force.
The 30-year-old, who became the first Indian woman to score in a top-flight European league during her side's 9-0 thrashing of Motherwell at the weekend, worked as a semi-professional police officer in Manipur while juggling her football career before moving to Glasgow earlier this year.
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Devi has 36 goals in 38 appearances at international level for India - prompting N. Biren Singh, the chief minister of Manipur, to recognise her efforts for the national team with a promotion in the police.
Acknowledging their contributions to Women's Football in the international level the State Cabinet has decided to promote world-renown Manipuri female footballers Ngangom Bala Devi and Oinam Bembem, who brought great laurels to the state, to Inspector Rank in Police Department. pic.twitter.com/SU9qAwxAXJ
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) December 9, 2020
Posting on Twitter, Biren Singh wrote: "Acknowledging their contributions to Women's Football in the international level the State Cabinet has decided to promote world-renown Manipuri female footballers Ngangom Bala Devi and Oinam Bembem, who brought great laurels to the state, to Inspector Rank in Police Department."
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