Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s four women footballers and national team coach Sk Jabbar and goalkeeping coach Ranjita Mohanty got a rousing welcome here on Monday, on their arrival from Colombo after bagging the champion trophy for the second time in the SAFF Woman Football Championship at Sri Lanka on Sunday by defeating Nepal 3-1 goals. Head coach Mohammad Shahid Jabbar gave all credit to the players for the title triumph.

Football Association of Odisha secretary Sanjay Behera congratulated the victorious Indian team and announced a reward of `10,000 each for four Odisha players (Sita Sharma, Supriya Routray, Alochona Senapati, Lochona Munda) of the Indian team, head coach Mohammad Shahid Jabbar and goalkeeping coach Ranjita Mohanty (both from Odisha).