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NAIROBI Tremaine Edmunds Rush Jersey , Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- As sweltering heat engulfed the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on Sunday, an all girls football team provided a respite to bemused spectators who congregated at the open grounds where the entertaining match took place.
The male spectators were thrilled as teenage girls from a slum village located on the eastern edges of Nairobi dribbled the ball with gusto.
Football has for decades been a preserve for men in many African societies but the adolescent girls from Nairobi's KCC slum village have defied patriarchy to prove their prowess in the beautiful game.
The girls who spoke to Xinhua said that participating in a soccer match was not only therapeutic but offered an opportunity to mingle and learn from each other.
"Football has a profound way of connecting human beings regardless of their status in life. Most of us come from the slums but have made friends all over the country during matches Josh Allen Rush Jersey ," remarked Betty Wairimu, a 17-year-old form three student at a charity run secondary school
The all girls football team in KCC village is currently a household name thanks to an admirable track record since its inception several years ago.
An initiative of local charity groups, the football team has resonated with teenage girls from poor families determined to prove their mettle.
Wairimu joined the team after nudging from family and friends and has never regretted her dalliance with a sport that is wrongly associated with masochism.
"We grew up believing that girls cannot play football because they lacked the stamina and aggressiveness. Those myths are slowly fading away as girls and some older women embrace the game of football Camo John Miller Jersey ," Wairimu told Xinhua.
Her single mother is a member of a women's football team that has made waves in KCC slum village and beyond.
Football has transformed Wairimu's world views, improved her physical and mental wellness alongside emotional intelligence.
She disclosed that her academic performance improved after joining the football team and she is confident of joining the university to pursue a degree in law.
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