Man disguises as woman, gets married for 16 months

A HONDE VALLEY man disguised himself as a woman and got married for 16 good months while performing all the duties expected of a new bride, only being caught when playing for a women’s soccer team and being identified by people from his old village.

The man at the centre of the storm, Morris Muchena( pictured), disguised himself as Emily Muswere from Murehwa and pretended to be married to Andrew Chafa.

Morris was finally exposed in Honde Valley during a recent female soccer match between his team and another one from Chisuko Village — which happens to be his original village.

The nimble-footed Morris mesmerised football fans with his moves and dexterity. With the spotlight beamed on him, his childhood peers identified him and let the cat out of the bag.

Morris was summoned by village head Madzinga, Mr Webster Mhuru, for a hearing. Feeling cornered, Morris sheepishly confessed that he was indeed a man who had disguised himself as a woman. He bizarrely claimed to be a member of a satanic cult and claimed that he changes into a woman during the night in order to satisfy his “husband” in bed.

One of the soccer players who were in the match that was Morris’ undoing said they challenged him to remove his wig but he adamantly refused.

“We challenged him to remove his wig, but he refused. He said if he removed it he would disappear for 24 hours. We were frightened and waited for his “husband” to come.

“When Andrew arrived, he was shocked. He said he had not realised that he was sharing the same bed with a man. Andrew said it was the end of their marriage,” the neighbouring player said on condition of anonymity.

Another player chipped in: “We were so happy to have such a player on our team. He would dribble past three players before scoring and we were so proud of our star. He would always have a wig on, partially covering his face.”

Members of the Chafa family and villagers interviewed said they had suspected that Morris — alias Emily — was a man due to his masculinity.

Village head Madzinga said: “This is an abomination. Andrew got married to ‘Emily’ around November 2020. His family came to me and announced that they were welcoming a new bride into their home.

“I gave them the nod to proceed with the bride welcoming ceremony.

I did not attend the ceremony, but I heard the celebrations went on very well.

However, some questioned the new bride’s sexual orientation. Murmurs of disapproval were coming from around the village, but there was no way to prove if ‘Emily’ was a man or a woman.