Selfies, goals and cheers at South Africa's grannies World Cup

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Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver cleats as her coach shouted encouragement to the creaky knees, stiff backs and laboured breathing in a dressing room in South Africa's far north.Almost 40 percent of South Africa's children live in households headed by their grandparents, according to government statistics.

Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver cleats as her coach shouted encouragement to the creaky knees, stiff backs and laboured breathing in a dressing room in South Africa's far north.Almost 40 percent of South Africa's children live in households headed by their grandparents, according to government statistics..