COPPER Queens skipper Barbra Banda scored twice for Orlando Pride, but her brace proved insufficient as her side suffered a 3-2 defeat to Racing Louisville in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Fresh from an international break at the FIFA Series in Brazil, where she scored two goals in two matches for Zambia, Banda continued her rich goal-scoring form by taking her league tally to five goals in six matches. She is already setting the pace in the race for the Golden Boot early in the season. The home side took the lead in the 19th minute when Lauren Milliet drove toward the 18-yard box before unleashing a powerful long-range strike that curled into the upper corner. Pride kept pushing...
