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Men are men, and women are…or are they?

Accusations that two members of Equatorial Guinea’s women’s football team, which is set to compete in the 2011 FIFA World Cup, are men were strongly condemned by the nation.

The football federation of the mid-African country (feguifoot) issued a statement criticizing what it referred to as ‘a slanderous campaign by international media’ following inquiries about the gender of two of their female players.

These allegations arose after the Nzalang national team participated in this month’s women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

According to Feguifoot’s media officer, David Monsuy, ‘They’re claiming that Genoveva Ayong Man and Salimata Simpaore are men. This rumor originated from the press in Nigeria and was subsequently echoed by Cameroon.’

The claims emerged after the CAN in South Africa, where Nigeria triumphed over Equatorial Guinea 4-2 in the final, with both finalists qualifying for next year’s women’s World Cup in Germany.

In its announcement, Feguifoot asserted, ‘The allegations regarding the supposed presence of two males on the Nzalang women’s team are entirely baseless.’

Furthermore, the statement attributed these accusations to ‘an inferiority complex regarding the two players.’

‘During the women’s CAN in South Africa, they proved to be pivotal players, a situation that has unsettled some competing women’s teams in Africa,’ the statement concluded.

Buford Balony says: It’s quite ironic considering most male soccer players aren’t considered men!

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