He was born with hypospadias, but due to the lack of medical facilities in his hometown he would only be aware of this condition later in life after his volleyball career.

[3] Manganang played in multiple local club teams in Indonesia and received various tournament awards.

With his vertical leap and powerful attacks, he received awards in the Vietnam-based tournament named VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup.

[4] He played as an import in Thailand for the Supreme Volleyball Club and won the championship and Most Valuable Player award.

At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine national team filed a protest which disputed Manganang's gender but was cleared by the FIVB.