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SWC proposed... for grannies

2009-11-10 17:02
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Cape Town - The 2010 Soccer World Cup organising committee is looking at the possibility of a Soccer World Cup - for grannies.

Organising committee chief executive Danny Jordaan told MPs on Tuesday the idea of grannies playing soccer "had to be encouraged".

"Unfortunately in the World Cup there is no curtain raiser, so the grannies will not play an opening match," Jordaan said.

"But I think it is something that must be encouraged. So I will see whether we can have a grannies World Cup.

Jordaan joked he would consult with the Grannies Football Association on the matter.

Jordaan's remarks come after a recent report on hundreds of elderly ladies from a township near Tzaneen who had established a soccer league of their own.

The report said 35 women on the Vakhegula Vakhegula squad ranged in age from 40 to 83.

Nora Makhubela, 83, who has suffered six strokes, said that kicking a ball around had given her strength she did not think she still had.

"I pray every day to God to keep me alive until 2010. I would really love to watch the games," she was quoted as saying.

The team had proposed playing a curtain raiser before one of the first-round World Cup matches.

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

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