Kathmadnu, Feb. 24 -- Nepal's women's national team captain and the country's all-time leading goal scorer, Sabitra Bhandari aka Samba, has thanked her well-wishers for the financial support and, as the required fund has been raised, she has requested to stop sending more.

Samba had reached out to the fans through her Facebook page on Monday, requesting funds for the surgery and rehab after she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft during a Ninja A-League match for her New Zealand-based club, Wellington Phoenix FC, against Brisbane Roar on January 3.

Samba had sought $80,000 from the fans for the treatment and rehab purposes as the insurance from the League could not cover her treatment in the Qatar-based Aspetar, one of t...