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Grandmothers Form Soccer Team in Kenya

NPR Nairobi 15d15d Impact 4
A group of approximately a dozen grandmothers in Kenya have formed a soccer team. Anwan Jugu, a 72-year-old grandmother, is the oldest player on the team. The initiative aims to mentor and inspire teenagers through sport. A new soccer team named Njogoine Graniz Unite has been formed by grandmothers in Kenya. The team's chief mobilizer is 58-year-old Marriott Mudoni, a grandmother of three. Coach Paul Gikonyo, who runs the Yuzoka Academy, expressed confidence that the team will defeat any opponent.

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community sports women's sports intergenerational programs

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“the sport to reach teenagers to mentor and inspire. Kenyan journalists, Emmanuel. at a dusty soccer pitch as people rushed home from farms and work. But for a dozen or so grandmothers, the exciting part of the day was just beginning.”

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“kitchen with cooking to run and register. they are the granules and They can be able to beat other teams. Their coach Paul Gikonyo runs the Yuzoka Academy next door. Now he has a new team and he has no doubt about what they are capable of. I can say that surely any opponent will come to just play for a friend with him and they will be beaten thoroughly. I also met 58-year-old Marriott Mudoni, a grandmother of three and soon learnt that was the chief mobilizer of Njogoine Graniz Unite.”

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