Zambia captain Barbra Banda and Malawi forward Temwa Chawinga have emerged as the early front-runners for the Golden Boot at the ongoing 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, both forwards inspiring notable results for their countries in the opening round of group matches.
Banda leads the scoring charts with four goals and one assist after inspiring Zambia to a 6-0 demolition of Egypt in their Group C opener at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat.
The Orlando Pride forward, who was directly involved in five of Zambia’s six goals, opened her account when Racheal Nachula converted a first-half penalty won after Banda was fouled inside the box, before taking over in the second half. She converted a penalty of her own in the sixtieth minute, headed home a cross three minutes later, and completed her hat-trick from a goalmouth scramble before adding a fourth late on, finishing off a
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