Wakati Kombe la Dunia la wanaume linavyovutia umakini wa dunia nzima, mashindano tofauti lakini ya ushindani sawa yanakua katika mji mdogo wa Afrika Kusini: Grannies International Football Tournament, ambayo umri wa chini wa kucheza ni miaka 50. Yaliyoanza kama mpango wa afya wa ndani kwa wanawake, mwaka 2025 yaliwakusanya timu kutoka nchi saba — ikiwemo Marekani, Ufaransa, Togo, Kenya, Msumbiji, Zambia na Afrika Kusini.
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A whole different kind of soccer World Cup is happening in South Africa

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While the men’s World Cup draws billions of viewers, a quieter but no less competitive tournament has been growing in a small South African farming town: the Grannies International Football Tournament, where the minimum age to play is 50. Started over a decade ago as a local women’s health initiative, it drew teams from seven countries in 2025 — the US, France, Togo, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa — for four days of full-contact competition.

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