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Barbra Banda ameondolewa kwenye michuano ya Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika kwa Wanawake (WAFCON) baada ya kufeli vipimo vya “kustahiki jinsia” kutokana na kiwango chake cha homoni za testosteroni kuwa juu kupita kiasi
Wachezaji wa kike wanapaswa kuwa na kiwango kidogo cha homoni ya testosteroni ambapo ikitokea imezidi, hupunguzwa kwa dawa au upasuaji kabla ya kupitishwa kustahiki kucheza
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Barbra Banda plays for a club in China but is reported to be set for a move to Spain
Zambia captain Barbra Banda has been ruled out of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after failing gender eligibility tests.
Despite being allowed to play in last year's Olympic Games, the 22-year-old forward has failed to meet the criteria required by global governing body Fifa, whose gender rules the Confederation of African Football (Caf) defers to regarding WAFCON.
"All the players had to undergo gender verification, a Caf requirement, and unfortunately she did not meet the criteria set by Caf," Andrew Kamanga, the president of Zambia's FA (Faz), told BBC Sport Africa.
"It's unfortunate that we find ourselves going into the tournament without our best players."
Zambia opened their Group C campaign with a 0-0 draw against three-time runners-up Cameroon on Sunday and face Tunisia on Wednesday prior to finishing the group with a clash against debutants Togo at the weekend.
There is confusion over the suspension of Banda, who shot to global prominence when becoming the first player to score back-to-back Olympic hat-tricks in Tokyo, with Caf saying her exclusion did not originate from them.
When asked by BBC Sport Africa on Sunday how it was possible for Banda to have played in the Olympics but not at WAFCON, Caf's communications director Lux September responded by saying "there is no such decision from the Caf medical committee".
The answer has irritated Kamanga however, who has told BBC Sport Africa that "whatever happened was purely a Caf requirement". Banda is one of the most prolific strikers in African women's football and is currently in Morocco and training with the Copper Queens squad, despite being unable to play.
"Everybody at home [in Zambia] has been made to believe that Faz did nothing and decided on their own to exclude the player," Kamanga added.
"We the federations are compelled to undertake the tests and then we pass on the information to Caf, and Caf, equally, test the players if needs be in the tournament.
"So it will be unfair to turn around and say Caf is not part and parcel of whatever has transpired."
BBC Sport Africa understands that three other players in the Zambia squad were affected by gender eligibility but chose not to feature for the national team.
Banda was named in Zambia's WAFCON squad after taking medication to help reduce her levels of testosterone, which are naturally overly-high, but she has still not met the regulations, BBC Sport Africa understands.
The forward is contracted to Chinese side Shanghai Shengli but is reported to be on the verge of a possible move to Spain's top flight.
SOURCE: BBC
Wachezaji wa kike wanapaswa kuwa na kiwango kidogo cha homoni ya testosteroni ambapo ikitokea imezidi, hupunguzwa kwa dawa au upasuaji kabla ya kupitishwa kustahiki kucheza
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Zambia captain Barbra Banda has been ruled out of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after failing gender eligibility tests.
Despite being allowed to play in last year's Olympic Games, the 22-year-old forward has failed to meet the criteria required by global governing body Fifa, whose gender rules the Confederation of African Football (Caf) defers to regarding WAFCON.
"All the players had to undergo gender verification, a Caf requirement, and unfortunately she did not meet the criteria set by Caf," Andrew Kamanga, the president of Zambia's FA (Faz), told BBC Sport Africa.
"It's unfortunate that we find ourselves going into the tournament without our best players."
Zambia opened their Group C campaign with a 0-0 draw against three-time runners-up Cameroon on Sunday and face Tunisia on Wednesday prior to finishing the group with a clash against debutants Togo at the weekend.
There is confusion over the suspension of Banda, who shot to global prominence when becoming the first player to score back-to-back Olympic hat-tricks in Tokyo, with Caf saying her exclusion did not originate from them.
When asked by BBC Sport Africa on Sunday how it was possible for Banda to have played in the Olympics but not at WAFCON, Caf's communications director Lux September responded by saying "there is no such decision from the Caf medical committee".
The answer has irritated Kamanga however, who has told BBC Sport Africa that "whatever happened was purely a Caf requirement". Banda is one of the most prolific strikers in African women's football and is currently in Morocco and training with the Copper Queens squad, despite being unable to play.
"Everybody at home [in Zambia] has been made to believe that Faz did nothing and decided on their own to exclude the player," Kamanga added.
"We the federations are compelled to undertake the tests and then we pass on the information to Caf, and Caf, equally, test the players if needs be in the tournament.
"So it will be unfair to turn around and say Caf is not part and parcel of whatever has transpired."
BBC Sport Africa understands that three other players in the Zambia squad were affected by gender eligibility but chose not to feature for the national team.
Banda was named in Zambia's WAFCON squad after taking medication to help reduce her levels of testosterone, which are naturally overly-high, but she has still not met the regulations, BBC Sport Africa understands.
The forward is contracted to Chinese side Shanghai Shengli but is reported to be on the verge of a possible move to Spain's top flight.
As a result, the amount of naturally-occurring testosterone in female players is limited to certain levels, with players who are over those levels needing to reduce them through medication (or, in extreme cases, surgery) before they can be passed eligible to playSOURCE: BBC