everyone can read about me and say, ok, we had barbara banda. yeah. parents were against women to play soccer, so it was very difficult for my mum to accept that. but she would always encourage me to go to school instead of doing soccer. it�*s just now that it has changed in africa. so it was a challenge, but the moment she accepted that, it�*s when i was called for the national team. she�*s now my number one fan! every time we have a game, she�*s the first person to be in the stadium. putting on my zambian shirt, it�*s very important for me. we qualified to the olympics and i managed to score another hat trick. it was a great moment for me. we were hoping to do better, but it�*s unfortunate that we didn�*t go further. it was a great experience to me and i think i�*m still learning more from that. banda swerves, shoots, tallies! ifelt like i needed something to challenge myself. it�*s very different here. the league is more competitive. you have to up your game to get better. for me, all what i think of when i have the ball is to look off my team—mate