Andiswa watambilenga bana babalume saka bateya mpila yaku maulu. Wakumbilwe naye kuteya mupila. Waipwizhe bantang’i bamupila waku maulu inge bakonsheshe kumuswisha kuteya naye.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Bantangi bakwachile maboko mumu sana.” Pano pasukulu bana babalume boba swishiwatu kuteya mpila yakumaulu,” baambile.
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Bana babalume bamubujile amba ayenga nakuteya mpila yakumaboko. Bamu bujile amba mpila yakumaboko yabana bakazhi kabiji mpila kakumaulu yabana balume. Andiswa wazhingijile.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Juba jalondejilepo, sukulu yajinga nakukaya kwampila yakumaulu ikatampe. Ntangi wamu mpila yakumaulo waakamiwe bingi mambo wayukile bingi kuteya mpila yakumaulu wabelele.
The next day, the school had a big soccer match. The coach was worried because his best player was sick and could not play.
Andiswa wanyemejile ku bantangi bampila yakumaulu nekwiba popwela amba bamutwezhemo. Abo kechi bayukile byakuba ne. Byo bamuswishishe kutwelamo.
Andiswa ran to the coach and begged him to let her to play. The coach was not sure what to do. Then he decided that Andiswa could join the team.
Mpila yakosele. Kafwako batwezhezhepo ne kufika nepakachi kakimye.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Pa kubwelamo jikwabo mulumendo umo wapanchile bola kuya kwi Andiswa. Wanyemene lubilo nekuya nakutwezha.
During the second half of the match one of the boys passed the ball to Andiswa. She moved very fast towards the goal post. She kicked the ball hard and scored a goal.
Bantu bonse baunvwine bulongo. Kufuma tu pajubajo, bana bakaji bebaswishishe kuteya mpila yakumaulu pa sukulu.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
