COPPER Queens striker Barbra Banda maintained her red-hot form in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), netting twice for Orlando Pride in a 2-2 stalemate against Kansas City Current. The Ballon d’Or nominee broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute, spotting the opposing goalkeeper off her line and executing a sublime lob from outside the box. Just five minutes into the second half, Banda collected the ball on the edge of the area, spun cleverly away from her marker, and curled a precise effort into the bottom corner to extend the visitors’ lead. However, her brace proved insufficient for maximum points as Malawi’s Temwa Chawinga reduced the deficit three minutes later, before Elizabeth Ball levelled proceedings to force a 2-2...




