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Apex Girls
The only college team participating in the Mahila Premier League.
Sujina Gurung (Captain)
“I used to play football with the boys. The teachers would say “what can girls do?” and not give us the chance to play. A student from Singapore came to my school and encouraged me to be a sports captain, she trained all the interested girls. When I moved to Kathmandu to study, me and my friend Rehha wanted to play football, so we encouraged other girls to play. We were determined to play. We made the team strong, and we came second in a tournament. Then we got better and we came first, and we stayed in first position for 2 years. We made everyone in the team get rid of their shyness. We are not professionals, but we enjoy playing and meeting new faces at the Mahila Premier League games.”
Rehha Bhatta
"Whenever I play I feel happy. My dad was a volleyball coach and he encouraged me to play sports since I was young. I have worked hard and have won sports prizes in school and college. As I play each game I recognise my confidence rising. Although sometimes I think, ‘why didn’t I receive any coaching?’, I then realize I can play and I am learning on my own. My team has lost two games now, and we need to try harder. I have met many good players at the league, and I have become their football fan! I feel happy seeing girls like me playing sports."
Roshni Rana
"I am from an army family. I did my schooling from a government school in Shilong. Girls didn’t have opportunities to participate in sports. I wasn’t that into sports during my school days. Finally in class 11, we started playing basketball. Although I was not that good, in class 12 I was selected to play at the regional level. During that time, football was not played by girls. I joined Apex College for my bachelor's education. I joined our futsal team for the Dashain Cup where I played as a keeper. From that time till this day, I have been a keeper. We weren’t that good, but we won the Dashain Cup. This is our first playing outside of our college, and this is our first time participating in a league."
Anu Yadav
"I am from Nawalparisi district. In the society and culture that I come from, our schooling was based on learning from books, and opportunities to play sports was not given to girls. Even when some girls would show interest in games, others used to say, “Game khelcha? Player banchas?” Their didn't believe that girls could play sports. But from small age, I used to have the feeling that if boys can play sports, why can’t girls do the same?
I studied in Nawalparasi till grade 10. Even after joining college in Kathmandu, my involvement in sport was zero. In Apex, sports week is given good priority where both boys and girls are encouraged to participate in sports. It was from there that I was encouraged. Although we lost games, our team encourages us to play. I feel confident and happy. We are representing our college and the feeling is amazing."
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