OLYMPICS WOMEN
UNITED STATES
SAMANTHA KERR
ABBY ERCEG
CHINA PR
MARTA
NETHERLANDS
BARBRA BANDA
ZAMBIA
GREAT BRITAIN
CHILE
JAPAN
LAUREN HEMP
BRAZIL
CHRISTINE SINCLAIR
C. ENDLER
CHRISTEN PRESS
NEW ZEALAND
LINDSEY HORAN
WANG SHUANG
VIVIANNE MIEDEMA
HANNA GLAS
SWEDEN
DEBINHA
KIM LITTLE
MANA IWABUCHI
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With no age restrictions in place at the Olympic Games, loads of the game's top stars will be representing their respective nations in Japan
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Barbra Banda (Zambia)
If Zambia spring a surprise this summer, it's likely that Barbra Banda will be crucial to it.

After establishing herself as an exciting young forward in Spain, scoring 15 goals in 28 games for a Logrono side that were battling relegation when she got there, Banda moved to China and still hasn't stopped scoring.

The 21-year-old, who is already captain of her country, was the Chinese Women's Super League's topscorer in 2020, netting 18 goals, and scored in Zambia's most recent friendly – a 2-1 win over Chile in November.

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Debinha (Brazil)
Described by U.S. women's national team boss Vlatko Andonovski as "one of the best players in the world", and ranking at No.9 in last year's Goal 50, Debinha is very special.

A two-time NWSL champion, named the Most Valuable Player in the Championship game in 2019, the North Carolina Courage star has the ability to create chances, make the runs to be on the receiving end of those killer passes herself, or produce something out of nothing to win a game.

Brazil have improved defensively under head coach Pia Sundhage and in a player like Debinha, they have the catalyst to make their attack a serious problem for opponents in Japan as well