Former Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh has added his voice to the gender issue surrounding South African middle distance runner, Caster Semenya.
Oliseh joined sports stars around the world to criticise the international athletics authorities for picking on the athlete.
He feels Semenya is being victimized and has therefore called on Africans to rise in support of the South African athlete.
Oliseh took to social media to reveal his view, after Semenya’s appeal against a regulation restricting testosterone levels in female runners began on Monday.
“African legends Must speak out in support of Caster Semenya. This is unacceptable! She is born female.
“Forcing her w/naturally high testosterone to give up ownership of her body, take drugs to compete is dangerous & discriminatory. I stand behind her 100%,” Oliseh said
Before the hearing, Semenya’s lawyers and Athletics South Africa (ASA) accused the IAAF of breaching confidentiality regulations by releasing a list of five expert witnesses who will testify on its behalf.
The 28-year-old Olympics 800m champion is seeking to overturn the regulation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but IAAF president, Lord Sebastian Coe is backing the rule.
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Coe insists the regulation would “protect the sanctity of fair and open competition” in athletics as well as sport in general.