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South African grannies catch World Cup fever
2009-Oct-22 09:27:29

South African grannies catch World Cup fever

A grannie takes a penalty during a training session in Nkowankowa Township, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo province, about 600 kilometres outside Johannesburg, October 8, 2009.[Agencies]

TZANEEN, South Africa - World Cup fever has spread to South African grannies, with hundreds of poor, elderly women in aprons and skirts fighting for the ball in township games.

Twice a week they swap domestic chores for football, donning soccer boots instead of their usual rubber sandals to play in local matches.

The 35 women on the Vakhegula Vakhegula squad -- meaning 'Grannies' in the local Xitsonga dialect -- range from 40 to more than 80 years old and live in a township near Tzaneen, 600 kms north of Johannesburg.

Competition is fierce among the eight teams in the region and the women say soccer is the best exercise, much better than their usual manual work at home and in the fields.

"I like to play soccer because it helps us. We were sick, but now our temperatures, our blood pressures...have gone down ...even our doctors are amazed when we go for a check-up," said 47-year-old Nari Baloyi, one of the youngest on the team.

Nora Makhubela has suffered six strokes yet the 83-year-old great-grandmother said kicking a ball around had given her strength she did not think she still had.

"My life has really changed...if I were to run with you I would beat you even though I'm much older," she said, smiling.

NEW PURPOSE

Makhubela dreams of being around long enough to watch the one-month World Cup finals in South Africa starting on June 11 next year.

"I pray every day to God to keep me alive until 2010. I would really love to watch the games," she told Reuters.

The team have proposed playing a curtain raiser before one of the first-round World Cup matches and said national soccer authorities had told them they would consider the idea.

Community worker Beka Ntsanwisi said she started the team three years ago to help older women exercise all their limbs and to give them a new purpose in life.

"Some of them couldn't even walk properly and if they did something in their free time they would be knitting or sewing and sitting all the time...here they run, shout, fight with you...it keeps them young," she said.

Coach David Maake said working with the women had given him greater satisfaction than any other coaching job.

"With young boys you need more money to achieve many things...here, I may come with my stress...but I will laugh so much until I forget everything," he said.

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