Lusaka — The international success of Zambian footballers Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji is inspiring girls and young women in Zambia to take up the sport. The success of the two stars and the Zambian national women’s team offers a beacon of hope for many girls in Zambia. Women’s football has been on the rise in Zambia since 2016. The Zambian women’s national football program has three teams competing internationally and filling up stadiums with thousands of enthusiastic fans. The national women’s team, known as the Copper Queens, made Zambia the first landlocked African country to qualify for a World
