16 October 2025
Pensioners from clubs across Cape Town participated in a tournament in Gugulethu on Wednesday. Photos: Mary-Anne Gontsana
Hundreds of senior citizens from across Cape Town came together on Wednesday in Gugulethu to take part in games and sports including soccer and races.
The NY49 sports grounds was a hive of activity with loud music and people cheering at the event hosted by the Gugulethu Sport Council.
Neighbourhood watch members from across the Cape Flats volunteered to cook meals for participants.
Volunteers from neighbourhood watches from across the Cape Flats came to cook meals for participants.
Abigail Nnadi Ntshoza, chairperson of the Gugulethu Older Persons Forum and one of the event organisers, said participants came from clubs in Philippi, Lower Crossroads, Athlone, Heideveld, Khayelitsha, and Langa.
Clubs represented included the Emthonjeni Senior Club, Gugulethu Older Persons Forum, Athlone Senior Club, Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS, Heideveld Senior Club.
Members of various clubs competed in a relay.
Ntshoza said earlier this year their seniors’ club was approached by a member of the Gugulethu Sport Council who offered to help them host their tournament.
Ntshoza emphasised the importance of keeping active for older people, who are often the “written-off nation”, she said.
Participants practise their soccer skills.