MINISTER of Sports, Youth and Arts Elvis Nkandu has urged Copper Queens captain Barbra Banda to stay focused and not pay attention to the racist remarks against her by the British media. Banda has been a victim of negative publicity from the English media since her unveiling as the 2024 BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. In an interview yesterday, Nkandu said Banda should continue to work hard because the negative criticism would continue as long as she continued to do well in her footballing career. “Those things of negative publicity may continue, but I think what we always advise athletes is just to be focused. Let Barbra be focused, we know people who may not be happy. You know...