Protesters Blast BBC for Picking Zambian Soccer Player who Failed Gender Tests as ‘Female Footballer of the Year’
The BBC has come under fire for choosing a Zambian soccer player, who was dropped from the team after failing a gender test, as its female player of the year. The station selected Barbara Banda, 24, for the award. Banda was the same player who was forced to withdraw from Zambia's squad for the 2022 […]
Megan Rapinoe Defends Zambian Soccer Player Embroiled in Gender Controversy
Former U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe is defending Zambian soccer player Barbra Banda, who recently became embroiled in controversy over her mysteriously higher testosterone levels than the average woman. Banda, 24, missed out on the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia after the BBC named her its Footballer of the Year due to questions […]