Andiswa bekabukela bafana badlala libhola letinyawo. Bekafisa kuhlanganyela kanye nabo. Wacela umceceshi kuth ucela kuticecesha kanye nabo.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Umceceshi wabeka tandla etingculwini/ekhalweni.”Kuleskolo lesi, kuvumeleke bafana kuphela kudlala libhola letinyawo,” kwasho umceceshi.
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Bafana bamtjela kuth akahambe ayodlala libhola letandla. Bathi libhola letandla lemantfombatane bese libhola letinyawo lebafana. Andiswa kwamphatha kabi loku.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Ngelilanga lelilandzelayo,sikolo besinemdlalo lomkhulu. Umceceshi bekakhatsatekile ngobe umdlala wakhe lodlala kahle bekagula futh bekangeke akhone kudlala.
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 wagijimela kumceceshi wamncenga kuth amvunele adlale. Umceceshi bekanganaso siciniseko sekuth ente njan. Watsatsa sincumo sekuth Andiswa angahlanganyela lelicembu.
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.
Umdlalo bewumatima. Kute bekasafake lincaku ngesiwombe wokucala.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Ngesiwombe sesibili semdlalo munye webafana wakhahlelela ibhola ku Andiswa. Wasuka ngekukhulu kuphatima wagijimela epalini. Wakhahlela ibhola kakhulu washaya lincaku.
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.
Sicuku sagcwala injabulo. Kusukela ngalelo langa, emantfombatane awunyelwa kuth adlale libhola letinyawo esikolweni.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
