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  IWL 2024-25: Manisha strikes twice in Nita FA win
16 Mar 2025
 

Manisha Naik scored a brace to enable Nita Football Academy beat HOPS Football Club 2-0 in their eighth match of the Indian Womens League (IWL) 2024-25 at Capital Football Arena in Bhubaneswar today. This was the third win for Nita FA who now stand sixth in the league table with 10 points.

Meanwhile, nightmare continued for defending champions Odisha FC as they suffered their third defeat, going down to Gokulam Kerala FC 1-3 at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on March 15. This was the third defeat for Odisha FC, who further slipped to fourth spot with 11 points from eight matches.

Cuttack-based Nita FA team, mostly featuring homegrown Odisha players, qualified for the top tier of the IWL by finishing runners-up in the IWL-2 last season. Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar is the home ground of Nita FA, which is owned by Subrat Das, an engineer by profession. Odisha international Manisha Panna is leading the team with Paromita Sit as the head coach.
 

NITA FA SQUAD: Sasmita Parida (GK), Jabamani Tudu, Manisha Panna (Captain), Juli Kishan, Sussana Konadu, Gifty Acheampong, Manisha Naik, Lourembam Menaka Devi, Poonam, Diti Kamlesh Kanungo, Yumnam Kamala Devi, Janhabi Kishan, Priya Rui Das, Yendrembam Thoithoi Devi, Malti Kumari, Sunita Swain, Pragya Kishan, Ambruta Nayak, Babita Kumari. Head Coach: Paromita Sit.

MATCHES OF NITA FA:

11 Jan 2025 (Match 1, Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi): Nita Football Academy (Gifty Acheampong 80) beat HOPS Football Club 1-0. PoM: Gifty Acheampong.

16 Jan 2025 (Match 2, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai): Sethu FC (P Malavika 12, 16) drew tith Nita Football Academy (Gifty Acheampong 27, Jabamani Tudu 74) 2-2. PoM: P Malavika.

20 Jan 2025 (Match 3, Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar): Nita Football Academy (Gifty Acheampong 61) lost to East Bengal FC (Anju Tamang 30, Soumya Guguloth 48, Resty Nanziri 50, Sandhiya Ranganathan 67) 1-4. PoM: Sandhiya Ranganathan.

28 Jan (Match 4, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Odisha FC (Eliane Manbolamo Bodolo 5, S Lynda Kom 43) beat Nita Football Academy 2-0. PoM: S Lynda Kom.

1 February (Match 5, Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore): Nita Football Academy (Rahama Jafaru 46, 80) beat Kickstart FC (Dangmei Grace 45+3) 2-1. PoM: Rahama Jafaru.

6 February (Match 6, Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar): Nita Football Academy (Rahama Jafaru 62) lost to Sreebhumi FC (Ngangom Bala Devi 11, 24) 1-2. PoM: Ngangom Bala Devi.

9 March (Match 7, Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar): Nita Football Academy lost to Gokulam Kerala FC (Subhangi Singh 2, Hemam Shilky Devi 90+2) 0-2. PoM: Subhangi Singh.

16 March (Match 8, Capital Football Arena, Bhubaneswar): Nita Football Academy (Manisha Naik 60, 63) beat HOPS Football Club 2-0. PoM: Priya Rui Das (Nita FA).

ODISHA FC SQUAD: Shreya Hooda (GK), Mariyam Juke Ibrahim (Nigeria), Kajal, Eliane Manbolambo Bodolo (Cameroon), Nishka Prakash, Kiran Pisda, Kajol DSouja, Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar, S Lynda Kom, Neha, Jennifer Kankam Yeboah (Ghana), Arifa Zaheer, Nimita Gurung, Tanvi Nair, Sulekha Kanhar, Aishwarya Jagtap, Anishka, Kretina Sangma. Head Coach: Crispin Chettri.

MATCHES OF ODISHA FC:

10 Jan 2025 (Match 1, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode): Odisha FC (S Lynda Kom 61) drew with Gokulam Kerala FC (Hemam Shilky Devi 87) 1-1. PoM: Hemam Shilky Devi.

16 Jan 2025 (Match 2, Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi): Odisha FC (S Lynda Kom 66, Jennifer Kankam Yeboah 84) beat HOPS FC 2-0. PoM: Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar (OFC).

21 Jan (Match 3, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Odisha FC lost to Sethu FC (Amnah Nababi 69, 82) 0-2. PoM: Amnah Nababi.

28 Jan (Match 4, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Odisha FC (Eliane Manbolamo Bodolo 5, S Lynda Kom 43) beat Nita Football Academy 2-0. PoM: S Lynda Kom.

1 February (Match 5, Bibhuti Bhusan Stadium, Barrackpore): Odisha FC (Jennifer Kankam Yeboah 40, S Lynda Kom 81) beat Sreebhumi FC (Queenable Akousa Amankrah 77) 2-1. PoM: S Lynda Kom.

7 February (Match 6, Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore): Odisha FC (S Lynda Kom 82) drew with Kickstart FC (Joanitah Ainembabazi 70) 1-1. PoM: Dalima Chhibber (Kickstart FC).

9 March (Match 7, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Odisha FC (Jennifer Kankam Yeboah 74) lost to East Bengal FC (Elshaddai Acheampong 7, 31, 38) 1-3. PoM: Elshaddai Acheampong.

15 March (Match 8, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Odisha FC (Neha 50) lost to Gokulam Kerala FC (Pyari Xaxa 32-OG, Fazila Ikwaput 43, 55) 1-3. PoM: Fazila Ikwaput.
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TOP: Odisha international Manisha Panna poses as the captain of Nita Football Academy.
RIGHT: Players of Nita Football Academy pose before their opening IWL match against HOPS Football Club in New Delhi.
 
   
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