I was, however, encouraged to learn that in South Africa, women of my mother’s generation have been playing in a soccer league for five years. After the World Cup, Vakhegula Vakhegula (The Grannies), a team of women between 50 and 84 years old, will travel to the US to play in the Veteran’s Cup.
但让我感到振奋的是，在南非，一个由我母亲那一代人组成的足球联赛已经运作了5年。在世界杯落幕之后，“奶奶帮”（祖鲁语为“Vakhegula Vakhegula”，意为“老奶奶”）这支由50至84岁老球员组成的女子足球队将奔赴美国争夺“耆耄杯”（Veteran’s Cup）。我猜如果非洲的那帮壮汉不能在南非取得胜利的话，或许这帮奶奶们会乐意去给他们做一个示范的。