Meet Granny Gayisa!

"I want to continue playing soccer, and I won't stop until I can't run nor walk anymore. I find help and happiness from the team."
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Soccer Grannies is now available as an audiobook! More at JeanDuffy.com/audiobook

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Meet Granny Omo!

Omo considers her children and grandchildren to be blessings. "God did not bring us into this world to live as islands. We are born to help one another." ⚽🇿🇦❤️

Soccer Grannies is now available as an audiobook! More at JeanDuffy.com/audio…
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Meet Granny Norah!
"I wake up early. I stretch and jog about five kilometers. I take care of my grandchildren. I bathe them, cook for them, and feed them. Just like that life goes on."
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Soccer Grannies is now available as an audiobook! More at JeanDuffy.com/audiobook
#SoccerGrannies #audiobooks

Meet Granny Bull! At age 64, Bull started playing soccer. "We were younger then; we were playing like nobody else, and no team could beat us. Football has really helped me a lot." ⚽🇿🇦❤️

Soccer Grannies is now available as an audiobook! More at JeanDuffy.com/audiobook

#SoccerGrannies #audiobooks

Meet Granny Khune! Khune is happiest when she meets the other women on the pitch to play football. She knows it’s something of a feat to be playing soccer at her age and is proud of it.⚽🇿🇦❤️

Soccer Grannies is now available as an audiobook! More at JeanDuffy.com/audiobook

#SoccerGrannies #audiobooks

Meet Granny Rossina! Although Rossina was born in 1941, she looks younger than you might expect for someone in her venerable eighties. Maybe it’s her sporting lifestyle?⚽🇿🇦❤️

Soccer Grannies is now available as an audiobook! More at JeanDuffy.com/audiobook

#SoccerGrannies #AudioBook

Meet Mama Beka! She is a highly praised community activist and the founder of the Vakhegula-Vakhegula football team . . . affectionately known as the Soccer Grannies. ⚽🇿🇦❤️

Soccer Grannies is now available as an audiobook! More at JeanDuffy.com/audiobook

#SoccerGrannies #AudioBook

Soccer Grannies: Redefining Old Age, One Kick At A Time The Grannies International Football Tournament challenges age stereotypes, showing that older women can stay active, break barriers, and find joy in sports.

Love the final lines of this @shethepeople.bsky.social piece . . . "Passion, curiosity, and play don’t expire with age. If anything, these grannies show us that the second half of life might just be the most exciting chapter of all." ❤️⚽🇿🇦
#soccergrannies

www.shethepeople.tv/lifestyle/gr...

Goal-den oldies are on top of the world Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver soccer boots as her coach shouted encouragement to players with creaky knees, stiff backs and labored breathing in a dressing room in South Africa's far north.

Check out the China Daily coverage:
"Goal-den oldies are on top of the world

Sore knees, selfies and a sexagenarian goal machine: The recent Grannies International Football Tournament had it all"
www.chinadaily.com.cn/.../WS68140d....

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A world soccer tournament made for grandmothers A world soccer tournament for 'grannies' has wrapped up. The annual event allows women from all over the world to show off and be appreciated for their athleticism. Some participants are well into the...

Congratulations to journalist Ryan Brown for bringing her piece, "A world soccer tournament made for grandmothers," to the airwaves of @NPR All Things Considered!! ❤️⚽🇿🇦
www.npr.org/2025/04/25/n...

#soccergrannies #womenssoccer

I am grateful for WhatsApp messages and calls to stay connected, but a hug is WAY better! Was a thrill to be reunited with my friends that I have known for 15 years - back to when the Grannies visited America! ❤️⚽🇿🇦🇺🇸⚽❤️

Photo credits: Richard of Ilios Travel, Heather Broglio, and me!

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The Grannies Tournament attracted teams worldwide with a shared passion for soccer and active aging. I observed the skill level across the teams was markedly higher than two years ago! ❤️⚽💪🏾⚽❤️

Thanks to Richard of Ilios Travel and AFPphoto for the action shots!

#soccergrannies #womenssoccer

The parade had outbreaks of merry mayhem! This South African song is associated with migrant miners and the hardships they faced. Singing and dancing, like soccer, allow people to connect without speaking the same language. 🎼💃

Thanks Alison Higgs for the lively video.

#soccergrannies #Shosholoza

My soccer buddy, Kelli, shared this photo. Her team, The Herricanes, know how to host a book discussion, eh? ⚽📚🥰
#soccergrannies #booklover #womenssoccer

I am packing my bags again for the Grannies tournament and I figured I'd recycle this video from 2 years ago 😆
Rest assured, I will be cheering on each and every Grannies team! ❤️⚽❤️
#soccergrannies #womenssoccer

The Limpopo teams met last weekend in the Nkowankowa stadium for soccer and dancing. I see my friend Rossina! ❤️ In three weeks we'll be in the stands shaking our hips.😳🥰 🇿🇦
#soccergrannies

The two Boston area teams headed to South Africa Grannies International Football Tournament were on Boston Ch 5 this morning! ⚽🇺🇸🇿🇦❤️
youtu.be/xXALWeKyP6E?...
#womenssoccer #soccergrannies

Please join our "Grannies World Cup" fundraising event on Saturday March 1, 3-6pm at the Order of the Eagles, 55 Park Street in Framingham, MA. Prizes include sports tickets, gift baskets, art, crafts, and more! Please note, this is a cash only event.
#soccergrannies #WomensSoccer #GIFT2025

Been curious to attend a Soccer Grannies book event, but never worked out? Here's your chance . . . a zoom event on Sunday Feb 23 at 5pm EST. 🇿🇦⚽❤️
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#bookevent #authorevent #soccergrannies

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 21 July 2024

#GNU #RandolfJorberg #ThirteenPeaks #ANC #EFF #DA #VBS #Heidelberg #DylanBothma #LimpopoBusTragedy #ShauwnMkhize #FloatingBookFair #LogosHope #SoccerGrannies

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Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 31 March 2024

#CarteBlancheTV #MNet101 #DiggingForCoal #ShackCIty #HopeAndHealing #ItOurRight #Elections2024 #Trafficked #SoccerGrannies

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