Genoveva Añonman Explained

Genoveva Añonman
Fullname:Genoveva Añonman Nze
Birth Date:1989 4, df=y[1] [2]
Birth Place:Kogo, Equatorial Guinea[3]
Height:1.65m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Santa Bibiana (manager)
Youthyears2:–2006
Years1:2002–2005
Clubs1:Águilas Verdes de Malabo
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Las Vegas
Years3:2006–2007
Clubs3:Mamelodi Sundowns
Years4:2009–2011
Clubs4:Jena
Caps4:50
Goals4:37
Years5:2011–2015
Clubs5:Turbine Potsdam
Caps5:79
Goals5:60
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Portland Thorns
Caps6:12
Goals6:1
Years7:2016
Clubs7:Suwon FMC WFC
Years8:2016–2017
Clubs8:Atlético Madrid
Caps8:5
Goals8:3
Years9:2017–2018
Clubs9:Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
Caps9:6
Goals9:2
Years10:2018
Clubs10:MSV Duisburg
Caps10:7
Goals10:2
Years11:2018
Clubs11:Leones Vegetarianos
Years12:2019
Clubs12:Deportivo Evinayong
Years13:2021–2022
Clubs13:Rafelbunyol
Caps13:15
Goals13:20
Years14:2023
Clubs14:Rafelbunyol
Caps14:8
Goals14:8
Nationalyears1:2002–2018
Nationalteam1:Equatorial Guinea
Nationalcaps1:32
Nationalgoals1:24
Nationalteam2:Equatorial Guinea B
Manageryears1:2024–
Managerclubs1:Santa Bibiana
Pcupdate:20 May 2023

Genoveva Añonman Nze (born 19 April 1989) is an Equatorial Guinean football manager and former professional player who played as a forward.[4] [5] She coaches Santa Bibiana 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.

Club career

Añonman, nicknamed Ayo,[6] played in her country and South Africa before signing for Bundesliga team USV Jena in 2009. 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.[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

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
24 August 2002 1–02002 African Women's Championship qualification
3 November 2006 2006 African Women's Championship
15 November 2008 2008 African Women's Championship
18 November 2008 5–2
21 November 2008
25 November 2008
29 November 2008 2–1
23 May 2010 2010 African Women's Championship qualification
8 November 2010 1–02010 African Women's Championship
17 April 2011 2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
17 June 2011 Friendly
3 July 2011 2–3 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
25 June 2012 Friendly
31 October 2012 6–0 2012 African Women's Championship
5–0
3 November 2012
7 November 2012
11 November 2012
23 May 2014 2014 African Women's Championship qualification
2 August 2015 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
6 April 2016 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification

Honors and awards

National team

2008, 2012

References

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup 2011: ANONMA . . 14 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223180235/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player%3D265809/index.html . 23 December 2014 .
  2. Web site: Players Portrait 2014/15: Genoveva Anonma . . de . 14 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Genoveva Ayongman signs with the Portland of the U.S.A. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711222123/http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=6447 . 2015-07-11 .
  4. Web site: Genoveva Añonman: "Bien no estoy pero tampoco estoy en una curandería". es. Equatorial Guinean Football Federation. 11 June 2020. 12 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Competitions - Women AFCON Ghana 2018 - Team Details - Player Details. CAF. 12 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Portland Thorns sign decorated striker Genoveva Añonma . OregonLive.com . 24 February 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151125140153/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thorns/2015/02/portland_thorns_sign_decorated.html . 2015-11-25 .
  7. News: Women's football: Potsdam wins 4th in a row . . 28 May 2012 . de . 28 May 2012.
  8. Web site: Bieneck . Nadine . Genoveva Anonma is African Women's Player of the year . . 21 December 2012 . de . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130521073746/http://www.turbine-potsdam.de/newsmeldung.php?id=1213283&s=1213 . 21 May 2013 .
  9. Web site: Portland Thorns FC sign forward Genoveva Añonma . 24 February 2015 . . 25 February 2015 . 25 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225021819/http://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/2015/02/portland-thorns-fc-sign-forward-genoveva-anonma . dead .
  10. Web site: Portland Thorns Waive International Striker Genoveva "Ayo" Añonma . William Conwell . Stumptown Footy. 21 October 2015 .
  11. Web site: Kaiser. Hal. WK-League previews: Hyundai Steel, Icheon Daekyo, Suwon FMC. Keeper Notes. 10 November 2016. 15 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803063919/http://keepernotes.com/2016/03/15/wk-league-previews-hyundai-steel-icheon-daekyo-suwon-fmc/. 3 August 2016. dead.
  12. News: Borzi . Pat . Gender controversy follows Equatorial Guinea . 14 January 2015 . . 13 June 2011.
  13. News: Sheringham . Sam . Genoveva Anonma: 'I had to strip naked to prove I was a woman' . 14 January 2015 . . 14 January 2015.
  14. Web site: The Stars of Germany 2011 (that's the women's world cup) . . 29 May 2012 . 25 June 2011 . Jonathan . Brown . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902100238/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-stars-of-germany-2011-thats-the-womens-world-cup-2302555.html . 2 September 2011 .
  15. Web site: . FIFA Women's World Cup 2011: Equatorial Guinea . 14 January 2015.
  16. Web site: Turbine Potsdam forward Genoveva Añonma signs for Portland Thorns FC. Women's Soccer United. 10 November 2016. 24 February 2015.