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Selfies, Goals And Cheers At South Africa's Grannies World Cup

Mbele Nonhlanhla's team Vuka Soweto hails from the famous township outside Johannesburg (Credit: AFP)

Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver cleats as her coach shouted encouragement to the 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.

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