kandanda

How to say it

Meaning

The game played by two teams of eleven who kick a ball and try to score in the other team's goal; a more formal word for soka and mpira wa miguu.

Good to know

N class noun with no plural. Common in sports writing: nyota wa kandanda, a football star. In speech soka or mpira are more usual.

Examples

• Kandanda ni mchezo unaopendwa sana nchini.Football is a much loved game in the country.
• Nyota huyo wa kandanda amestaafu akiwa na miaka thelathini.That football star has retired at thirty.
• Shirikisho la kandanda limetangaza ratiba mpya.The football federation has announced a new schedule.

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