currently, the body are reviewing the rules in this area and are hoping to have clarified their position after the women s world cup. it s a very, very complex topic and there are many, many people who have their views on it and as fifa, you know, we re the global governing body. 0ur role is to take all those views into consideration you know, the research, the evidence, the individual situations, of course, the human rights side of things. for now, banda is focused on the competition. just by qualifying, it means a lot to our mothers our mother zambia. our main target to go and expose ourselves. zambia will face japan, spain and costa rica in the group stage. they might not be the favourites to win the tournament but they hope to make a spectacular debut in ghana. celestine karoney, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.
meanwhile zambia made its debut at the fifa women s world cup on saturday, and despite its loss to japan, the national team is hoping to be competitive after the return of disqualified players. during the qualifiers, four players, including captain and star player barbra banda, were removed from the squad due to gender eligibility regulations in place for that competition. this time the rules are different giving zambia a chance to field its strongest squad at football s biggest tournament. celestine karoney reports. barbara banda is the poster girl of zambia s female national football team. she will captain the squad when they make their debut at the world cup this year. it s the highest level of football when it comes to the world cup. so i m very happy and excited like it s a dream come true to me. she currently plays club football in china, but herjourney to the world cup has not been a smooth one.