Genoveva Añonman Nze (born 19 April 1989) is an Equatorial Guinean football manager and former professional player who played as a forward.[1][2] She coaches 15 de Agosto in the Equatoguinean Primera División femenina. She is the historical captain and top scorer of the Equatorial Guinea women's national team, for which she played for 16 years.
 Añonman in May 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genoveva Añonman Nze[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1989[3][4] | ||
| Place of birth | Kogo, Equatorial Guinea[5] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 15 de Agosto Women (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Águilas Verdes de Malabo | ||
| 2006 | Las Vegas | ||
| 2006–2007 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2009–2011 | Jena | 50 | (37) |
| 2011–2015 | Turbine Potsdam | 79 | (60) |
| 2015 | Portland Thorns | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | Suwon FMC WFC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 6 | (2) |
| 2018 | MSV Duisburg | 7 | (2) |
| 2018 | Leones Vegetarianos | ||
| 2019 | Deportivo Evinayong | ||
| 2021–2022 | Rafelbunyol | 15 | (20) |
| 2023 | Rafelbunyol | 8 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2018 | Equatorial Guinea | 32 | (24) |
| Equatorial Guinea B | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | Santa Bibiana | ||
| 2024– | 15 de Agosto Women | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023 | |||
Club career
Añonman, nicknamed Ayo,[6] played in her country and South Africa before signing for Bundesliga team USV Jena in 2009.[4] She was the team's top scorer in both seasons she spent in Jena. Following the 2011 World Cup she signed for defending champions Turbine Potsdam. She became the first foreigner to win the Bundesliga top-scorer award when she scored 22 goals in the 2011–12 season.[7] In 2012, she was named African Women Footballer of the Year.[8]
On 24 February 2015, it was announced that Añonman signed for the Portland Thorns for the 2015 National Women's Soccer League season, joining after the completion of that year's World Cup.[6][9] She was waived by Portland Thorns FC in October 2015.[10] In 2016, she played for Suwon FMC WFC in the South Korean WK-League.[11]
International career
Añonman was part of the Equatorial Guinea football team that won the 2008 African Women's Championship at home and finished runners up in South Africa two years later. After the 2010 African Women's Championship final, she and two other Equatoguinean players had been accused of being male by opponents.[12] She rejected the allegations and was shown by a gender test to be female, wherein she was required to strip naked to demonstrate her gender.[13][14]
Añonman played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring Equatorial Guinea's only two goals in the tournament, in a 3–2 loss against Australia.[15] She was included in the All-Star Team, becoming the first African player to earn this distinction. She won a second African Women's Championship in 2012, again at home.[16]
International goals
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first
Honors and awards
National team
References
External links
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