Equatorial Guinea women football team captain Genoveva Anonma has claimed that she was forced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) officials to strip naked to prove that she is a woman.
Anonma's powerful performances on field led her to being named as Africa's female Footballer of the Year in 2012, but at the same time accusations were also laid on her from rival teams that she was secretly a man.
CAF officials did not meet her achievements with celebrations despite Anonma scoring the winning goal for her country Equatorial Guinea during the 2008 African Women's Championship in 2008, The Independent reported.
Instead, they degraded her, forcing her to strip naked to prove that she was a woman.
Anonma revealed that the officials asked her to take all her clothes off in front of officials from CAF and the Equatorial Guinea team, adding that she was really upset, her morale was low and she was crying.
Anonma claimed that it was totally humiliating, but added that over time she has gotten over it.
Anonma became the subject of gender speculation a second time during the 2011 Women's World Cup, when winners Nigeria, as well as South Africa and Ghana, accused Guinea of having three men in their team: siblings Salimata and Bilguisa Simpore, and Anonma.
Anonma has claimed that she has never been granted permission to undergo a medical gender test to scientifically prove her gender and finally silence her critics.
