By the ZamFoot Crew | January 14, 2020
Zambia Women’s national team Sensation Barbara Banda has joined the Chinese side Shanghai Shengli.
The Copper Queens star completed her big-money move to China yesterday penning a three year deal with the Chinese side barely hours after leaving Spanish outfit EDF Logroño.
Desde el @EdfFemenino queremos agradecer a Barbra Banda @BandaBex su implicación, trabajo, compañerismo y talento para con este club riojano a lo largo de toda su trayectoria con nosotros y desearle todo lo mejor dentro de su nuevo reto deportivo, en la Superliga Femenina China. pic.twitter.com/SQLu4Bvnl7
— EDF Femenino (@EdfFemenino) January 13, 2020
Her former club, EDF Logroño spent the entire day, Yesterday appreciating the Zambian Queen on her services.
The Gerardo García León coached side has also confirmed that they will give Barbara a tribute on Sunday when they host UD Granadilla Tenerife Sur at the Ciudad del Futbol de Prado viejo Campo 2 in Logroño.
Banda joined Logrono in October 2018 and has played 28 games scoring 15 goals and assisting over 10 goals to help Logrono Survive relegation in 2018/19 and make them a formidable side in the 2019/2020 campaign.
Barbra Banda @BandaBex acudirá este próximo domingo a Las Gaunas para que anteriormente a la disputa del partido entre el @EdfFemenino y el UDG Tenerife, se despida de sus compañeras y afición, recibiendo a su vez un sentido homenaje por parte de toda la familia del EDF Logroño. pic.twitter.com/nnmIXvDrKV
— EDF Femenino (@EdfFemenino) January 13, 2020
The club has told her that she can return anytime because Logroño is her home because of the impact she has had in the short stay in Spain.