Goals for soccer grannies
Some Limpopo soccer grannies went to Russia to show the guys how it's done.
Vakhegula Vakhegula (grannies in Tsonga) is a team of soccer playing grannies that are showing the masses that the sport is not limited to age or gender.
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The women, aged between 50 and 80, are talented on the field as they tackle and move with speed to score legendary goals.
According to Times Live, teammates Anna Kgofelo, 70, and Meriam Mushwana, 65, returned from Russia last Friday. They were invited to the Grannies Summer Football Championships but did not get to take part because there was not enough money to send the entire team.
The team was started by Rebecca Ntsanwisi, a social worker in Limpopo, in 2003 after seeing the need for a therapeutic release among the senior women. What started as a way to stay fit has become a way of life for these women.
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If you don't play soccer you won't get stronger than me. I am 'maGogo' but the people say I'm still young. No I am not still young. I am Grannies Grannies'
Since the team's inception, other people have been inspired, and now there are 40 similar teams across South Africa, even spreading out of our borders.
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Love these nans, and a story of proving age is but a number!
For more information and to support the team, visit soccergrannies.com.
A documentary about the team, 'Alive and Kicking', has won 21 film awards since its release in 2016. It was directed by South Africa-born Lara-Ann de Wet.