Foreword / Rebecca "Beka" Ntsanwsi -- Prologue : a people united -- Part I: the dream -- Vakhegula Vakhegula FC -- Mama, we can try this -- We're not bimbos -- A little bit of good -- Vusiwana I Vuloyi -- Mama Beka : the Mother Teresa of Limpopo -- The grannies are coming! the grannies are coming! -- A more perfect (re)union -- Granny Rossina : what happens in the bush . . . -- Five Is a lot -- Granny Khune : we danced like crazy -- R-E-S-P-E-C-T -- Ukuleles and Vuvuzelas -- Granny Bull : the fierce fighter -- Rain falling on parched land -- Granny Norah : the hard way -- May you score many goals -- Mopane worms and sequined gowns -- Granny Omo : like two hands that wash each other -- Thunder -- Granny Gaisa : God is my protector -- You strike a woman, you strike a rock -- The baobab tree -- Epilogue : sisters in soccer .
Summary:
"The inspirational story of an amazing group of soccer-playing South African "grannies" and their journey to the U.S. These women play together despite resistance from their communities in order to improve their health and socialize-and for a brief respite from the injustices and struggles they face on a daily basis"--. Provided by publisher.
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