Head Coach of Rwanda Women’s team Grace Nyinawumuntu says her team was scared of playing against Ghana Black Queens because they suspected them of having male hormones.
The now-suspended head coach stated this after her side lost 0-7 against Ghana in the first leg of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers in Kigali.
“They have girls who we think have male hormones. They are girls who are like men. Our team was scared… when they got to the pitch, they conceded because they were scared,” she claimed.
Nyinawumuntu’s comments, however, did not sit well with Rwanda’s football federation (FERWAFA), who have since suspended her.
@FERWAFA has suspended it's coach.
Rwandan women's football coach suspended for saying her Ghanaian rivals were "like men".
Grace Nyinawumuntu says her team was intimidated by the @Team_GhanaWomen which resulted in a 7-0 defeat in the AFCON qualifiers on in Kigali … pic.twitter.com/xCm3EdobLU
— M.C MALIK (@MCMalik19) September 24, 2023
Ghana will face Rwanda in Accra in the second leg of the tie and will face the winner of the other tie between The Gambia and Namibia in the next round of qualifiers if they finish the job against Rwanda.
