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'It was not easy' - Barbra Banda recounts Zambia's historic Olympic qualification

Zambia's qualification to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was not easy, striker Barbra Banda said while recalling the historic feat.

At the age of 20, Banda captained the Copper Queens in the second leg, the final round of the qualifiers at the National Stadium in Lusaka, where they conquered favourites Cameroon to seal automatic qualification.

First-half strikes from Mary Nwakapila and Hellen Mubanga were all 10-woman Zambians needed to upset the Cameroonians despite Ajara Nchout's late effort and grabbed their first ever Olympic ticket.

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Banda was influential in the double-header, including assisting Mubanga's second-leg winner and she has recalled the uneasy qualification route, while assuring a good showing in Tokyo.