Hong Kong women’s football in safe hands as promising teen Sneha Limbu outlines top-flight dream
- Nepalese-Hongkonger Sneha Limbu looks to bring refreshing Samba skills after graduating to club’s senior set-up
- The 16-year-old talks of her admiration for Neymar, cultural integration, and realising her dad’s football ambitions
Hong Kong women’s under-18s starlet Sneha Limbu would love to be considered the city’s Neymar as she continues to emulate the Brazilian’s unmistakable flair on the pitch.
The Hong Kong-born Nepalese attacker, whose ascent through the national youth system was this season capped with a graduation to Citizen’s senior team, has been diligently drilling from home as the global pandemic continues to rage.
“Now, I still compare myself with Neymar. I would love to [be known as the Hong Kong Neymar]. I love to show samba skills, flicks across players, and make them fall down. But sometimes it’s hard to find the timing.”
Limbu’s dream has been the same since primary school: to play professional football for one of the world’s leading teams. Such an achievement would be significant, not just for herself, but also her football-mad, Barcelona-loving family.