BARBRA BANDA featured on the FIFPRO Women’s World 11 footballers for the second time in a row.
“Another one. Zambia Ku Chalo,” she wrote, captioning a picture of her holding her 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11 trophy.
The Zambia and Olando Pride forward earned the accolade after over 6,000 fellow female footballers worldwide took part in voting for the best 11 footballers.
The FIFPRO organisation considered players who made at least 20 official appearances from 11th August, 2024 to 3rd August, 2025.
The other players who made the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11 are the following.
Goalkeeper
■ Hannah Hampton (Chelsea, England)
Defenders
■Ona Batlle (Barcelona, Spain)
■Millie Bright (Chelsea, England)
■ Lucy Bronze (Chelsea, England)
■ Leah Williamson (Arsenal, England)
Midfielders
■ Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spain)
■ Ghizlane Chebbak (Badalona / Al Hilal, Morocco)
■ Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain)
Forwards
■ Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride, Zambia)
■ Chloe Kelly (Manchester City / Arsenal, England)
■ Alessia Russo (Arsenal, England)
Despite suffering a season ending full thickness avulsion of her right adductor longus tendon injury in August, 2025 – Barbra Banda has continued to shine ranking 14th in the 2025 Women’s Ballon D’or and now the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11 footballers.
