CAF Forced Female Footballer To Strip Naked To Prove She Is Female

An Equatoguinean female footballer Genoveva Añonma has revealed that
the Confederation of African Football, CAF, forced her to strip unclad
to prove she was a woman.

Genoveva Añonma who took part in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup,
scoring only two goals in the tournament. Prior to the World Cup,
Añonma and two other players from New Guinea had been accused of being
male by opponents.

Genoveva Añonma had been accused of being male by opponents

Añonma rejected the allegations, however, it was not enough for
African football authorities. According to the forward, she was forced
take her clothes off in front of officials from CAF and her own team.

Speaking to BBC journalists she lamented,"I was really upset, my
morale was low and I was crying. It was totally humiliating, but over
time I have got over it."

She became the first foreigner to win the Bundesliga top-scorer award
when she scored 22 goals in the 2011-12 season. In 2012 she was named
African Women Footballer of the Year, now she plays for German club
team Turbine Potsdam and her country team.
--infonaija