 Rama Singh at an event | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rama Singh | ||
| Place of birth | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Years | Apps | (Gls) | |
| 1985— | Nepal | ||
Rama Singh is a Nepalese television personality and former soccer player and captain for the Nepal women's national football team. [1]
After the announcement that FIFA wouldn’t be allowed to fund those associations which did not include women’s football, the Asian Football Federation introduced women's football in Nepal. The president of All Nepal Football Association, Mr. Kamal Thapa, initiated the women’s football team.[ citation needed ] She played while studying Masters Level. [2]
Singh started her journey in football in 1983 as the captain on Nepal’s women football's bagmati team. At the 1986 Asian Cup, she captained Nepal as it made its international debut. [3] The 16-member squad, selected from the National Games in Illam, lost the match against Hong Kong by 1-0. [3] She later represented Nepal at the 1989 and 1999 Asian Cup.[ citation needed ]
Singh started her career as a news anchor of Nepal Television in 1986. She is known to be the first news anchor in Nepali Television history. When Nepal Television was introduced in Nepal in 1985, she was not completely aware about journalism. Before entering the television field, she was actively a part of broadcasting media in Radio Nepal since she was 5 years old through her father B.B Singh. [ citation needed ]
She wrote a supporting documentary on journalism including the pros and cons of having training in this field as she didn't get enough training. [4]
Singh has also released a poetry book titled "Sanghar Ma Parkhi Basey" released in 2000. She later released a song album from the book which featured 11 artists such as Rabin Sharma and Reema gurung.
Singh acted in the film entitled, Basudev.[ citation needed ]
While in America, she started a “One-Dollar Project” which provided help and free education to the children of Nepal who lost their parents in Nepalese wars.[ citation needed ]
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