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Footie star Barbra Banda at centre of gender row controversially named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year

Ex-GB swimmer Sharron Davies branded her win ‘just bloody ridiculous’ Paul Sims, Senior News Reporter Published: 0:23, 27 Nov 2024 Updated: 0:37, 27 Nov 2024 A FOOTIE star at the centre of a gender row has been controversially named the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. Zambian striker Barbra Banda, 24, missed the Africa Cup”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk

Ex-GB swimmer Sharron Davies branded her win ‘just bloody ridiculous’

  • Published: 0:23, 27 Nov 2024
  • Updated: 0:37, 27 Nov 2024
A FOOTIE star at the centre of a gender row has been controversially named the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year.

Zambian striker Barbra Banda, 24, missed the Africa Cup of Nations in 2022 due to elevated ­levels of testosterone in a gender test.

She has now topped the Beeb’s poll after her performance at the Olympics in the summer.

But ex-GB swimmer Sharron Davies branded her win “just bloody ridiculous”.

And sailor Tracy Edwards called it “the destruction of women’s sports”.

Banda, who plays for US side Orlando Pride, said: “I am shocked and surprised to have this.

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“It is for everyone.

“If I kept on thinking about what was going on in the past, I would not be where I am now.”

A BBC spokesman defended her inclusion and said the result was based on a public vote.

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Zambian striker Barbra Banda, 24, has been controversially named the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year

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Zambian striker Barbra Banda, 24, has been controversially named the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year

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