By MICHAEL MIYOBACOPPER Queens striker Barbra Banda has rewritten history by becoming the first Zambian female footballer to score a hat trick at the Olympic Games following Zambia’s 10-3 thumping by The Netherlands in the first group F fixture played yesterday at Miyagi stadium in Japan.Banda showed a lot of determination and scored Zambia’s only goal in the first half before scoring a brace in the second half to complete her hat-trick as Zambia recorded an embarrassing defeat.The Copper Queens looked composed in the early minutes of the game and almost went ahead in the second minute but were unlucky as left back Margaret Belemu sent her shot over the bar.The Copper Queens were punished in the ninth minute when Viviane Miedema opened the floodgates for The Netherlands after benefitting from a mistake by goalkeeper Hazel Nali who came out and failed to clear the ball as Miedema ran at full speed to slot the […]
BARBRA BANDA MAKES HISTORY
