A teammate helps Barbara Banda relax her muscle, Aug 30. [Photo/Xinhua]

As a strong contender for the championship. "I came here to win the title," she said. Banda is obviously getting used to winning. In March, as the captain of the Zambian women's football team, she led her team to beat her rival Cameroon's national team in the Olympic qualifiers and led the Zambian girls to book berth in the Olympic Games for the first time in history.

At the age of 20, she emerged in the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. Banda has no inhibitions about making her opinions known on the development of women's football. "People always think that football is a men's sport. I think that as long as you make up your mind, you can change everything," Banda said frankly. Women's football have received little level of interest compared with Men's, but this does not restrain the girls' passion for football.