Wednesday, March 14, 2012

CAF confirms gender protest against E. Guinea

CAIRO (AP) — African football's ruling body will investigate claims that Equatorial Guinea fielded a man on the team that played in the final of the recent women's continental championship.

The Confederation of African Football said Friday it would look into a protest lodged by the Nigerian Football Federation over "the gender status" of a player, which it did not name.

"The protest has been registered and submitted to the competent committee, CAF Sports Medicine Committee, for inquiries and follow up," CAF said. "(We) will provide further information on this case as soon as some other details emerge."

"The player in question featured for the Equatorial Guinean team at …

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