BARBRA BANDA NOMINATED FOR FIFA BEST PLAYER AWARD
Reigning BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year winner Barbra Banda has made the 16-woman shortlist for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2024 Award.
The Copper Queens captain alongside 15 other nominees were selected based on their performances between 21 August 2023 and 10 August 2024.
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Banda has taken the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) by storm since moving to Orlando Pride from Shanghai Shengli in March 2024.
FIFA stated in the nominee’s focus that the Zambian striker capped a free-scoring season for her new club with the NWSL championship-winning goal on Saturday, and has also continued to shine at the international level.
She broke new ground at the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament by bagging a hat-trick against Australia. Having also notched two trebles at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the Copper Queens explosive striker became the first player to score three hat-tricks in the competition’s history.
In the attacker nominees, Banda and countrymate, Racheal Kundananji have been shortlisted for the top Attacker Nominees that will form part of The Best FIFA Women’s 11.
FAZ