The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent

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in international

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competitions.

History

Malawi have played in six

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, famously finishing fifth in 2007. The Queens are coached by Peace Chawinga Kalua who replaced Whyte Mlilima, who was appointed as caretaker head coach after former coach late Griffin Saenda had to withdraw from the team on medical grounds. As of November 2022, the team are sixth on the

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. In 2012 they competed in the

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tournament in

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, where they have had several historic results including wins over

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and

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, and finished in 5th place, just narrowly missing out on the finals. This followed a draw against Australia in the 2010 Edition. Airtel Malawi is a significant financial donor of the Malawi Queens, having sponsored their trip to Auckland for the Fast5 World Series in 2014 to a sum of K6 M. The current Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) president is Abigail Shariff. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Malawi defeated the second-ranked team in the world,

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, for the first time in history. In 2022, Malawi Competed at the

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, in Birmingham. By virtue of its position in the

(as of 28 July 2021), Malawi qualified for the tournament. Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021, then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022. Malawi finished fourth in their group at the competition behind hosts England, New Zealand and Uganda. ; Summary ; Roster * Joyce Mvula * Jane Chimaliro *

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* Takondwa Lwazi * Thandi Galeta * Bridget Kumwenda * Shira Dimba * Martha Dambo *

Caroline Mtukule Caroline Mtukule (born 15 October 1986) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal defence or goal keeper. She has featured in four consecutive World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2007, 2011, 2015 and in 2019. ...

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* Loreen Ngwira * Jasinta Kumwenda ; Group play Source: Birmingham 2022 (H) Host ---- ---- ---- ---- ; Seventh place match

Players

2019 Netball World Cup roster

* Thandie Galleta *

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* Bridget Kumwenda * Takondwa Lwazi *

* Jane Chimaliro * Alinafe Kamwala *

* Grace Mwafulirwa * Loreen Ngwira

2018 Commonwealth Games team

Notable past players

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* Connie Mhone

Competitive history

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References

6. Malidadi, Mphatso (29 November, 2022). https://times.mw/nam-yet-to-pick-queens-assistant-coach/?amp=1 National netball teams of Africa Netball in Malawi

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