Barbra BANDA

Barbra Banda, Zambia’s national team striker, made Olympic history at Tokyo 2020, being the first player — man or woman — to score three goals in back-to-back games. She is probably the greatest football talent in the country, inspiring a whole generation of young women. She began playing on the streets of Lusaka where it was taboo for women to play football. She ended up joining one of the biggest clubs, the Green Buffaloes, before being the first player in Zambia to play in Europe followed by Super League club Shanghai Shengli where she is the top scorer. She is now ready to lead her nation in their first ever World Cup.