first female player in the history of the Olympics to score back-to-back hat tricks and the first to score two hat tricks in one campaign.

One of the revelations of women’s football in Africa is the Copper Queens of Zambia, who have enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last few years. However, the star of the team is 23-year-old forward and skipper Barbra Banda, who plies her trade in China with Shanghai Shengli and has been nothing short of exceptional for Bruce Mwape’s side. Banda burst onto the scene in the...