{"id":12008,"date":"2025-02-12T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/?p=12008"},"modified":"2025-02-13T09:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T06:39:02","slug":"60-year-old-grannies-aiming-for-football-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/60-year-old-grannies-aiming-for-football-greatness","title":{"rendered":"60-YEAR-OLD GRANNIES AIMING FOR FOOTBALL GREATNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A group of elderly women from Uasin Gishu are looking to pen history as they prepare for an international football tournament in South Africa later on in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mutei Grannies Football Club is shrugging off the effects of ageing tendons and muscles, now readying to write history in football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team from Kamaua sub-location in Tembelio Ward, Uasin Gishu is determined to break the glass ceiling and upset the age factor in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women are aged between 50 and 70 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a friendly match against Millenium Ladies, who are their daugheters and granddaughters, the grannies held their ground, later losing 1-0 in the last minutes of the match.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It was utmost gratifying seeing the grandmother footballers, at their age, play for 93 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Executive for Sports, Eng Lucy Ng’endo and her Assistant Director of Sports, Viola Korir witnessed the Wednesday afternoon action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Dr Jonathan Bii will host and flag off the team for a television show in Nairobi on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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