Tzaneen, South Africa, April 5, 2025 (AFP) - Selfies, goals and cheers at South Africa's grannies World Cup

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2025-04-05

Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver cleats as her coach shouted encouragement to creaky knees, stiff backs and laboured breathing in a dressing room in South Africa's far north. At 63, wearing jersey number 10 and sporting brown-dyed hair, the grandmother of seven was far from your typical footballer when she stepped onto the field for her first international tournament. "I feel like a superstar," Nonhlanhla grinned, revealing a missing tooth.......

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