Zambia Army Commander Lieutenant General Sitali Dennis Alibuzwi has promoted Copper Queens Captain Barbara Banda to the rank of Staff Sergeant following her resilient and leadership role she exhibited in the Morocco vs Zambia Olympic 2024 Qualifiers.
Lt. Gen. Alibuzwi also promoted Green Buffaloes Women’s Football Club first choice goal keeper Ngambo Musole, who made world class saves in Morocco, to her next rank including other players from Green Buffaloes who featured in the match.
Banda scored twice to send the Copper Queens to the Women’s Football tournament to be held in Paris as Green Buffaloes Women’s Football Club Go Minder- Ngambo Musole made superb saves to prevent the Atlas Lionessess to find the back of the net.
Lt Gen Alibuzwi said all the promotion procedures will be followed in awarding Barbara her next rank.
The Commander Zambia Army has since congratulated the Copper Queens for putting up a spirited fight to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 aggregate triumph following their 2-0 win at Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat.
Lt Gen Alibuzwi has, narrowed his congratulatory message to Sergeant Banda for the significant performance and the tenacity she showed on the pitch and ultimately scoring the two crutial goals.
Sergeant Banda opened the scoring for the Copper Queens six minutes before half time and secured the ticket for the Copper Queens to Paris after scoring from the spot in the 105th minute.
With the scores tied 2-2 on goal aggregate, Zambia had GBWFC first choice goalkeeper, Musole to thank as she made world class saves, including one on the goal line.
The commander has since promoted Musole to her next rank including other players from Green Buffaloes that featured in the match.
Zambia and Nigeria will be Africa’s representatives at the tournament, and the Copper Queens will be in Group B alongside USA, Germany and Australia.
Who can promote Florence Mwila and her female friends for ME? Super mothers and elder sisters. Each and every girl need awarded something.
Those are genuine promotions pa Buffalos, not ama promotions based on academic exams.
This is kind of country I wanna have citizenship for. A country where women makes a nation respected and known.
Why is HH ranked at #5 ? HH is number 1 best African leader. And Abulusi whatever you call him should be best friend of HH from now on.
Zambians has forgotten about all baaaad stuff because of our daughters.
Wow! That’s great and very encouraging to our players. Go Zambia go!
If only it can be done, my wildest wish is that BB11 should be made Captain in the Zambia Army just as she is Captain of the Zambia National Team
The girls put up a good fight against a clearly superior team in terms of tactics. The Keeper “died a little” for her nation. It was glorious
What’s the name of Zambia’s goal keep who played in the 1st leg at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium?
Is the same keeper who featured in Morocco?
Just great!
Congrats to her but I wish she is employed in the civil service not the army because according to army rules and regulations you are not allowed to have long hair/dreadlocks that’s why you see she is hiding it behind a camouflage scarf.
Its not a well researched story. And badly written too. The Commander doesnt promote non commissioned officers. He just signs off. They are promoted by their own Platoon commanders. And what is “her next rank”? Find out what her present rank is and work out the next rank.