It has reached the stage where women are perfectly entitled to feel they are being trolled. The failure of Barbra Banda to meet sex eligibility rules is not in question: indeed, Andrew Kamanga, president of the Zambian football association,

Banda dazzled on the Olympic stage this summer, and her profile has hit new heights since signing with Orlando Pride in March

The Orlando Pride and Zambia goalscorer has come under scrutiny after she was withdrawn from the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations