Genoveva Anonman has clarified she has not been abandoned by the Equatorial Guinea Football Federation while battling health problems.
The Deportivo Evinayong defender captained the country's senior women's national team to two African Women's Cup of Nations successes, in 2008 and 2012, on their home ground.
Earlier on Thursday, reports emerged on local media that the former Nzalang captain has been hospitalized over a health crisis without support.
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It was rumoured that Anonman was not getting treatment on her ailment after being abandoned by the nation's football governing body.
But the 33-year-old has moved to clear up the confusion, confirming that she has chest problems but has not been left to herself.