Sabina returns from Kolkata

Bangladesh women’s national team captain Sabina Khatun came back from India yesterday instead of joining Gokulam Kerala FC for the ongoing Indian Women’s League.

Sabina was supposed to reach Ludhiana, Punjab yesterday and the 24-year-old striker had reached Kolkata on Monday night. But she was asked to go back to Bangladesh from there by the Gokulam Kerala, who informed that the deadline of signing foreign players was already over.

“I came back today [Tuesday] after the team management told me that there is no opportunity to sign up foreign players anymore as the league already got underway,” Sabina said through social media.

Sabina was initially supposed to play in women’s league in Chinese Taipei but she failed to obtain work permit.

She had, in the meantime, refused an offer from her former outfit Sethu FC to take part in the Indian Women’s League this year. She had scored seven goals last season to power Sethu FC to the semifinals of the league.