JOHANNESBURG - As the World Cup approaches, South Africas soccer grannies are operative to perform their own mental condition -- competing for excellence in America.The 35 women, elderly from 50 to 84, fool around for a group called Vakhegula Vakhegula or Grannies, Grannies in the Xitsonga denunciation of northern South Africa.The group was founded by village workman Beka Ntsanwisi five years ago to assistance the comparison women keep fit and flexible, but the plan has been so successful they have set their sights on a outing to the Veterans Cup foe in Lancaster, Michigan."We have been invited to fool around in America from Jul 13-18 for the Veterans Cup, where the grannies come together and fool around soccer. Not usually grannies but everyone who is old. So my complaint now, the plea that I have, is that I do not have sufficient money," Ntsanwisi told Reuters.The group accost from a farming municipality nearby Tzaneen, 600 km (373 miles) north of Johannesburg. They came to South Africas commercial operation collateral last week finish to fool around in a contest to lift income for their outing to America.They played with credit, egged on by entertaining crowds, prior to going down 3-1 to the Metro Rail Eagles, whose players are mostly in their 30s.But the grannies are undaunted.Ntsanwisi pronounced they had lifted 130,000 rand ($17,900) so far but need 500,000 rand to have the outing to America for a contest that starts dual days after the finish of the month-long World Cup, initial to be hold in Africa.Whatever happens, however, the grannies have no regrets, observant personification football, mostly in their aprons after made at home work, has altered their lives.Onica Ndzovela, 77, suffered behind suffering and bruise knees prior to fasten the group 3 years ago."I am fresh, I dont feel any suffering in my body, I can run. At home I do all the housework by myself. I paint the walls and fit tiles," pronounced defender Ndzovela.
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