Andiswa atambile vana vama lunga kuteya ngunja. asakile kechi alinunge navo. ahulishile mukakutala ngunja nge nahase kulilongesa hamwe navakiko.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Mukakutala ngunja ahakile mavoko enyi hambunda. “hano hashikola, malunga kaha vetaviza kwasa ngunja,” ahanjikile
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Vana vamalunga vamulwekele kuya nakuteya ngunja yakumavoko. vahanjikile ngwavo ngunja yakumahinji yapwa yama lunga kaha yakuma voko yamapwevo. jino Andiswa asulakanyine.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Likumbi lyakushishamo, shikola yapwilenga na ngunja yayinene. mukakutalilako ngunja alizakaminine momo mutuwenyi azangile chikuma mukakwasa ngunja apwile nakukola shikaho kateyeleko.
The next day, the school had a big soccer match. The coach was worried because his best player was sick and could not play.
Andwisa atuchilile kuli mukakutala ngunja nakumu lambilila mangana asenga ngunja. wunonyi mukakutala ngunja kejivileko vyakulinga. oloze asakwile ngwenyi andiswa alinunge nalizavu mukuteya ngunja.
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.
Ngunja yakolele. shikaho wawuchi engishile ngunja muchihanda chatete.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Kuhichila muchihanda chakushisaho mukakwasa ngunja ahanyine ngunja kuli andiswa. andiswa atuchile lumbushi kwakamwihi nakwakwingishilako ngunja. ashile ngunja nangolo nomu engishile.
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.
Lizavu lyawahililile. kufuma vene lize likumbi, mapwevo navakiko vavetavijile kwasanga ngunja yamalunga.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
