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Sabitra Bhandari scored her 53rd international goal on Tuesday, becoming the leading women’s goal scorer of South Asia.
Bhandari, popularly known as Samba, created history during the 2024 WAFF (West Asian Football Federation) Women’s Championship semi-final match against Lebanon when she scored the equaliser in the 76th minute at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In the process, Bhandari eclipsed India’s Ngangom Bala Devi’s record for most international goals by a South Asian woman footballer. Devi…