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"Distressed and Humiliated"
One of Africa’s leading footballer’s reveals the horrendous treatment she received from African football authorities. Rival teams had questioned Genoveva Anonma’s gender but instead of instigating proper medical gender tests, they simply forced her to strip naked straight after Equatorial Guinea won the Africa Cup of Nations.
Sportshour's Sam Sheringham has been speaking to her about that harrowing event, and her early life
Photo: Genoveva Anonma in action for her club team Turbine Potsdam (Credit: Getty)
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