Barbra Banda netted a hat-trick and Grace Chanda bagged a brace as Zambia romped to a big 8-0 win in their Cosafa Women's Cup opener against Lesotho at the Wolfson Stadium on Wednesday.
Coming into the tournament as last year's runners-up, the Copper Queens were still beaming after a historic maiden qualification for the Olympic Games after upsetting Cameroon in March.
Yona Phiri's team started impressively but could not convert their many early chances until Prisca Chilufya set up Banda to fire the Zambians ahead on the half-hour mark of the encounter.
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After the break, Zambia continued from where they left off as Banda bagged her brace of the match seven minutes into the second half before Chilufya got on the scoresheet in the 57th minute.