Challenging discriminationPuky Ramokoatsi is player-coach of the women's teamKick4Life FC describes itself as "the world's first football club exclusively dedicated to social change." Their work there eventually led to formation of the football club and its subsequent promotion to the Lesotho Premier league in 2014. The 31-year-old women’s team manager has said that the move to pay equal wages to the men’s and women’s team would be seen as a huge boost for women’s fight for equality in the game. According to a 2016 global study published by the BBC Sport, 83% of sports now pay men and women equal prize money. Soon after, countries such as Norway and New Zealand followed in the equal pay move.

Source: BBC June 24, 2020 13:18 UTC