Ex-boxer Banda packing a punch for Shanghai

Zambian hotshot proves instant hit in Chinese Women's Super League

SHANGHAI－Barbra Banda defied her parents on the way to becoming the first Zambian woman to play professional soccer in Europe, then captained her country to a maiden Olympics.

She is also an undefeated former boxer. Not bad for someone who is still only 20.

The latest chapter in Banda's journey saw her leave Spain for China, where she had to quarantine in a hotel for two weeks ahead of the new season because of the coronavirus pandemic.