Andiswa wakali kulangilizya basankwa kabasobana mupila. Wakali kulombozya kuti inga wabasangana bumwi buzuba. Wakalomba basikusobanya mupila kuti asangane basimupila kutegwa awalo aume antoomwe ambabo.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Basikusobanya mupila bakalijata akasolo. “Aano acikolo, ibana basankwa mbebazumizidwe kuuma mupila” bakaamba.
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Basankwa bakamwaambila kuti aunke kukuuma mupila wamaanza nkaambo mupila wamaulu ngwa basankwa. Aako kaambo kakamunyemya Andiswa.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Buzuba bwakatobela acikolo kwaali musobano mupati. Bayi ba mupila bakali tyompedwe nkaambo kakuti musankwa ngubakali kusyoma wakalicisidwe, aboobo taakali kukonzya kuuma mupila.
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 wakazuzila ku bayi ba mupila akubalombai kuti bamunjizye mumusobano. Bayi ba mupila tiibakazyi cakucita aciindi eeco, mpoona bakamuzuminzya kuti aume mupila antoomwe abasankwa.
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.
Musobano wakali muyumu. Kunyina bakanywinsyide pe nicakamana cibeela cakusaanguna.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Mucibeela cabili camusobano, umwi musankwa wakazi kumupa mupila Andiswa, wakaubweza mupila akutiyaanina kugoolo, wakauma mupila mane muntangala akunywinsya.
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.
Yoonse mbunga yakali kweebelela yakasotoka mujulu cakukkomana. Kuzwa buzuba oobo bana basimbi mucikolo bakazuminzyigwa kuuma mupila wkumaulu.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
