Andiswa watambilen’ga anyaana amayala anakwasa nguja. Wedin’ga nakuken’ga nindi ekali wumu wawu. Wehwili ilomboli adilon’geshi nawu.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Ona ilomboli wadikwatili mumbunda. “Hanu hashikola amayala hohu diwu atezha kwasa nguja,” nindi
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Amayala amulezheli kuya nakwasa nguja yakumakasa. Amulezheli nawu nguja yakumakasa yawambanda na nguja yakunyendu ya mayala.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Ifuku dasinsilimu, shikola yedin’ga nakukwesezheka munguja chachineni. Ilomboli wadakameneni mulon’ga umu windi mukanguja akuhwelelayi wakatili kaha nawa hatwesheli kwasaku.
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 watemukilili ku ona ilomboli nakumulomba kulonda atumi nguja. Ilomboli helukili zhakwilaku. Dichi wachitezheli kasi Andiswa atumi nguja namukanka windi.
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.
Nguja yakoleli nankashi. Hikwadin’ga wen’gizhili ngujaku muchibalu chatachiku.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Muchibalu chamuchiyedi, mayala amwinkelihu nguja Andiswa. Wayendesheli swayi kwakwihi na goolo. Wayitumini nguja nan’govu nichiyen’gilili.
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.
Imbumba dawantu dadikuwili chikupu nakuwahilila. Kufuma henohu, ambanda niwena ayitezhelen’ga kutuma nguja.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
