May 17, 2025

Banda grabs second successive hat trick as Zambia hold China in Olympic thriller

Banda grabs second successive hat trick as Zambia hold China in Olympic thriller
Barbra Banda (second right) scored another hat-trick for Zambia on Saturday

After scoring a treble in Zambia's 10-3 drubbing by the Netherlands, Banda cemented her status as the breakout player of the competition with another hat-trick in Group F.

Striker Barbra Banda netted her second successive hat-trick as Zambia drew 4-4 with China in a thrilling Tokyo 2020 encounter on Saturday 24 July 2021.

After scoring a treble in Zambia's 10-3 drubbing by the Netherlands, Banda cemented her status as the breakout player of the competition with another hat-trick in Group F.

China had a goal machine of their own in Wang Shuang, who scored four times including a late penalty to earn her side a deserved point at Rifu's Miyagi Stadium.