Grandmothers in Kenya want a ‘World Cup for grannies’ @WashingtonPost
Grandmothers in Kenya want a ‘World Cup for grannies’  @WashingtonPost
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In Maiani, a rural village in Kenya, women between the ages of 50 and 80 years old gather to play soccer, stay healthy and build community as part of a group called the Maiani Soccer Grannies. The women are proving that soccer is a sport for people of all ages.

"We are hoping, as women, that one day we will have a World Cup for grannies," said Juliana Mulandi, chairlady of the group.
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Grandmothers in Kenya want a ‘World Cup for grannies’

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