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Malawi National Netball Team
The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competitions. History Malawi have played in six World Netball Championships, famously finishing fifth in 2007 World Netball Championships, 2007. In 2012 they competed in the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series, Fast5 tournament in Auckland, where they have had several historic results including wins over Australian national netball team, Australia and England national netball team, England, and finished in 5th place, just narrowly missing out on the finals. This followed a draw against Australia in the 2010 World Netball Series, 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 independent politician Abigail Shariff. She was elected to replace Khungekile Matiya in 2021. At the Netball at the 2018 Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Africa Netball
Africa Netball, previously known as the Confederation of African Netball Associations, is the regional body within the World Netball that governs netball in Africa. There are currently fifteen full members within the African region. Full members * Botswana national netball team, Botswana * Burundi * Eswatini national netball team, Eswatini * Ghana * Ivory Coast * Kenya * Lesotho * Malawi national netball team, Malawi * Namibia national netball team, Namibia * Nigeria * South Africa national netball team, South Africa * Tanzania national netball team, Tanzania * Uganda national netball team, Uganda * Zambia national netball team, Zambia * Zimbabwe national netball team, Zimbabwe Associate members * Cameroon * Central African Republic * Guinea * Liberia * Seychelles * The Democratic Republic of Congo * USA Other Netball Nations * Angola * Egypt * Ethiopia * Gambia * Mauritius * Senegal * Sierra Leone References Netball governing bodies in Africa, World Netball, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
World Netball Rankings
The World Netball Rankings are published by the World Netball to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams. Initially, rankings were based on the results from the World Netball Championships, and released after the conclusion of each event, every four years. A new ranking system was implemented on 11 February 2008, wherein teams are ranked based on international tests played in the last four years. Teams appear on the rankings list once they have played eight international test matches. Australia and New Zealand have dominated the world rankings in previous years and they are the only two netball nations to have ever held the number one world ranking since its introduction in 2009. In 2018, England became the first team to be ranked in the top two outside of Australia and New Zealand, after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. World rankings Calculation All test matches played by a team in the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lauren Ngwira
Loreen Ngwira also spelt as Laureen Ngwira (born 25 May 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of GD and GK. Career Loreen has represented Malawi at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018 where Malawi finished at fifth and seventh positions respectively. She also took part in two Netball World Cup tournaments including the 2015 World Netball Championships and 2019 Netball World Cup where Malawi finished at sixth position in each occasions. She was part of the Malawian squad which finished at fifth position at the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series. She was part of the Malawi team which finished at fifth position at the 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series. In the same tournament, Malawi stunned England twice in the round robin match and in the playoff for the fifth place. She was part of the Malawi team which claimed bronze medal at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series which was held in Melbourne. She was also a member of the Malawi side which fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Grace Mwafulirwa
Grace Mwafulirwa Mhango (born 24 December 1987) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal defense or wing defense. She has featured in four consecutive World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. She has also competed at the Commonwealth Games on three successive occasions in 2010 and 2014 representing Malawi. In September 2019, she was included in the Malawian squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships. In 2023 she was in the national side when they played and were beaten by England in the Netball World Cup. The other six of the starting Malawian seven were Loreen Ngwira (GK), Towera Vinkhumbo, Takondwa Lwazi, Jane Chimaliro, Thandie Galleta and Joyce Mvula. National co-coaches Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa and Mary Waya announced a twelve person squad for the 2025 Netball Nations Cup. They chose six new names and six experienced players who were Mwafulirwa, Joyce Mvula, Takondwa Lwazi-Chiwaya, Towera Vinkhumbo, Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Caroline Mtukule
Caroline Mtukule (born 15 October 1989) 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 2011, 2015 Netball World Cup, 2015 and in 2019. She has also competed at the Commonwealth Games on four successive occasions in Commonwealth Games, 2010, Commonwealth Games, 2014, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 and 2022 representing Malawi. In 2023 Mtukule joined Netball Super League Netball Super League may refer to: * Netball Super League (Singapore), the highest league in Singaporean netball * Netball Super League (Malaysia), the highest league in Malaysian netball * Netball Super League (United Kingdom), the highest leag ... club Team Bath Netball in England. References 1984 births Living people Malawian netball players 21st-century Malawian sportswomen Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Takondwa Lwazi
Takondwa Lwazi also spelt as Takwonda Lwazi (born 15 May 1992) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi internationally and for Malawian local club Blue Eagles in the positions of C and WA. She is known as one of the finest netball centre players to have played for Malawi despite being only 160cm tall in height. She also serves as a Police Sergeant in the Malawi Police Service. Career She was part of the Malawi team which finished at fifth position at the 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series. In the same tournament, Malawi stunned England twice in the round robin match and in the playoff for the fifth place. Takondwa made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Malawi at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 where Malawi finished at fifth position. She was part of the Malawi team which claimed bronze medal at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series which was held in Melbourne. She was also a member of the Malawi side which finished last position at the 2014 Fast5 Netball Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mwai Kumwenda
Mwai Kumwenda (born 27 September 1989) is a Malawi netball international player. She represented Malawi at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. Kumwenda was the top goal scorer at three successive major tournaments – the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2015 Netball World Cup and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At the 2015 Netball World Cup she was also named player of the tournament. Kumwenda captained Malawi and was again tournament top scorer when they finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. At club level Kumwenda has played for Peninsula Waves in the Victorian Netball League, Victorian Fury in the Australian Netball League, Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Championship and for Melbourne Vixens in Suncorp Super Netball. Early life and family Kumwenda is the daughter of Kennedy and Costa Kumwenda. She was raised in Mtwalo, a village in the Mzimba District. She is an ethnic Tumbuka and is the youngest of eight sibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thandi Galeta
Thandie Galleta (born 27 January 1993) is a Malawian netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of WA or C. She has played in two Commonwealth Games and in 2025 she was an experienced member of the squad. Career She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 and in 2019. She made her Commonwealth Games debut representing Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was named in Malawian netball squad for the women's netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In 2023 she was in the national side when they played and were beaten by England in the Netball World Cup. The other six of the starting Malawian seven were Loreen Ngwira (GK), Towera Vinkhumbo, Takondwa Lwazi, Jane Chimaliro, Grace Mwafulirwa and Joyce Mvula. National co-coaches Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa and Mary Waya announced a twelve person squad for the 2025 Netball Nations Cup. They chose six new names and six experienced players who were Galleta, Grace Mwafulirwa, Joyce Mvul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jane Chimaliro
Jane Chimaliro (born 29 September 1985) is a clerk in the Malawian courts and a netball player who plays for Malawi in the positions of goal attack or wing attack. Life Chimaliro was born in 1975 and she was the last child of four. She was educated in Mzuzu at Chibavi Community Day Secondary School and this is where she began to play netball. She played for local teams before she settled down in 2007 at Civonets Netball Club. She began work with the Malawian judiciary in 2009 and in 2011 she was chosen to join the national netball team who are known as the Queens. She has featured in two World Cup tournaments for Malawi in 2015 and in 2019. In 2018 the Queens beat the number one netball team, New Zealand, and Chiliro takes pride in being on that team. She has also competed at the Commonwealth Games on two successive occasions in 2014 and 2018 representing Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Joyce Mvula
Joyce Mvula (born 15 April 1994) is a Malawian netball player and winner of two Netball Superleague titles. Domestic career Mvula started playing netball at age 13 and became the first Malawian to play in the Netball Superleague after she was picked up by Manchester Thunder following the Netball World Cup in 2015. She has paved the way for a number of Malawian players to join the Superleague. Mvula played for Manchester Thunder for 6 years from 2017 until 2022, winning titles in 2019 and 2022. She was named Sky Sports Fan's Favourite Player of the Season in 2019. Mvula was named in the Netball Superleague All Stars team who played a series against England Netball in January 2021. After her role in Thunder's unbeaten and grand final winning season in 2022, during which Mvula scored 774 goals, she announced she would be leaving to play in another country. Her long time coach Karen Greig said "Whilst I am disappointed that we lose Joyce, I am so proud of her that she is ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 Netball World Cup
The 2023 Netball World Cup (formerly known as the Vitality Netball World Cup 2023) was the sixteenth staging of the Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball, contested every four years. The tournament was held from 28 July to 6 August at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, its first time in Africa. This marked the tournament's 60th anniversary, as it was founded in 1963. Sixteen nations contested for the title and after two group stage rounds; England, Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand all made it to the semi-finals, with England qualifying for the final for the first time. Australia would take home their 12th title after defeating England 61–45. Jamaica finished in third place, after defeating New Zealand. Host nation South Africa finished sixth overall. Organisation The host city and venue was announced by the International Netball Federation (INF) on 8 March 2019, only months prior to the staging of the 2019 editio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monica Chakwera
Monica Chakwera is the First Lady and wife of Lazarus Chakwera, president of the Republic of Malawi. She was born on 30 September 1953; she comes from Mwazisi village, T/A Chikulamayembe, in Rumphi District, in the northern part of Malawi. Early life and education Chakwera was raised in the northern part of Malawi. She is an accountant and a qualified social worker with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from the University of the North, in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... Marriage to Lazarus Chakwera Chakwera married Lazarus on 8 October 1977. They have four children and grandchildren. Charity Chakwera founded the ''Shaping'' ''Our Future Foundation'', an organization that is concerned with the development of the village girl. The i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
