New Delhi: In a matter of national sports shame, a case of shocking fraud during the selection process for the upcoming National Women’s Football Championship has come to light in Uttar Pradesh.
According to a report in Moradabad Jagran newspaper, 10 players from Haryana were selected using fake Aadhaar cards in the Uttar Pradesh squad for the Nationals scheduled from October 10 to 14 in Noida.
Players from the state have accused the stakeholders of blatant cheating during the selection process. According to the explosive report, football players from the state broke into tears after learning about the shocking development. Following the training camp, which began on September 23 at the Sonakpur Stadium in Moradabad, a 22-member squad was announced on Monday, October 7.
The snubbed players, who worked hard during the selection camp, accused the selection committee of favouring undeserving players from Haryana including one who got selected without even attending the 15-day training camp.
The shocking development broke the hearts and spirits of several senior women footballers, who have played in multiple national tournaments. Speaking to the press, they even revealed that some of the selected players can’t even kick a ball properly.
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Players cry foul over fraud selection
At least 15 footballers from various districts in Uttar Pradesh including Prayagraj, Varanasi and Gonda protested against what they deemed as unfair selection.
Two selection committee members were accused of picking their family members, who reached Moradabad on Sunday – a day prior to the squad announcement – in the 22-member team.
After being asked to comment on the shocking matter, the regional sports officer Naresh Chandra Yadav said that the department provided all the necessary facilities to the players in the training camp and he had no say in the selection process.
Meanwhile, District Football General Secretary Mohammed Nasir Kamal rubbished all the accusations levelled against the selection committee and said that all the players from other states have taken No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to play for UP.
Nigam, one of the snubbed players, said that the selectors have ruined their future through the unjust selection process and by selecting players who can’t even kick the ball properly.
According to an explosive report, 10 Haryana players were undeservingly and unjustly selected in the Uttar Pradesh squad for the upcoming National Women’s Football Championship. Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
