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flag Sushmita Lepcha, a 29-year-old midfielder from West Bengal, earned her first call-up to India’s women’s national team for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup—India’s first qualification in 23 years—after rising through local and club football.

flag Sushmita Lepcha, a 29-year-old midfielder from Kalimpong, West Bengal, received a surprise WhatsApp message adding her to India’s women’s national team for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia—the first time India qualified in 23 years. flag Growing up in a region where girls’ football was rare, she began playing by watching her brother and rose through local tournaments and clubs, including East Bengal FC, where she trained alongside senior internationals and learned professionalism under coach Anthony Andrews. flag Her performances in domestic and continental competitions prepared her for the international stage, leading to her first national team call-up as part of a 26-player squad, joining eight teammates from East Bengal.

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