""I feel destroyed, like I'm losing my mind, because I think a lot about why this happened to me, why they did this to me," said Ferreira, who plays in the women's top division in Albania. "Every day in my room I ask myself this question and up to now, I don't know. I don't understand why I'm in this situation," Ferreira told DW. "They asked me for a gender test. I have played in seven countries including in Saudi Arabia. I've never had this question before, never.""
"Ferreira's club, Dinamo, reportedly called the decision absurd and an insult to a veteran player with a distinguished career. The Brazilian has been suspended for three weeks, missing three matches and says she has been met with silence throughout. "I don't have words to explain to you exactly what I feel," Ferreira added. "Why are you [the FSHV] doing this to me? Just because you look at my face, just because you see my hair?" Support from team Ferreira confirmed she did the test voluntarily, but only because she wanted to help the club. "I don't need to prove to anyone that I'm a woman, because I'm a woman. This is 100%.""
Nayara Ferreira, a Brazilian volleyball player in Albania's top women's division, was suspended in October after two rival teams filed complaints requesting review. The Albanian Volleyball Federation said analyses would be carried out to verify physical performance and determine her gender. Ferreira says the decision has left her devastated and confused; she volunteered to take the test to help her club but maintains she is a woman. Dinamo described the move as absurd and insulting. Ferreira has missed three matches during a three-week suspension and reports being met with silence, while teammates say they have supported her.
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