Malawi national netball team

Malawi
Nickname(s) Queens
Association Netball Association of Malawi
Confederation Africa Netball
Head coach Griffin Saenda
Asst coach Mary Waya
INF ranking 5
Team colours
Alternate
World Championships
2011 placing 6th
Best result 5th (2007)
Commonwealth Games
2014 placing 5th
Best result 5th (2010)

The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competition. Malawi have played in five World Netball Championships, famously finishing fifth in 2007.[1] The Queens are currently coached by Griffin Saenda. Based on matches up to 31st October 2014, the team are 5th in the INF World Rankings.[2]

In 2012 they competed in the Fast5 tournament in Auckland, where they has several historic results including wins over Australia and England, 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.[3] The current Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) president is Rose Chinund.[4]

Players

2012 Queens

Malawi team named for the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series.

Malawi national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Joana Kachilika (vc)
  • Tina Kamuyambeni
  • Beatrice Mpinganjira
  • Bridget Kumwenda
  • Mwayi Kumwenda
  • Caroline Mtukule-Ngwira (c)
  • Joyce Mvula
  • Grace Mwafulirwa
  • Sindi Simutowe
  • Towera Vinkhumbo
  • Head coach: Griffin "Zagallo" Saenda

2014 Queens

Malawi team named for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland.[5]

Malawi national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Joana Kachilika
  • Jane Chimaliro
  • Tina Kamzati
  • Beatrice Mpinganjira
  • Takondwa Lwazi
  • Mwayi Kumwenda
  • Caroline Mtukule-Ngwira
  • Joyce Mvula
  • Grace Mwafulirwa
  • Sindi Simutowe
  • Towera Vinkhumbo
  • Loreen Ngwira
  • Head coach: Mary Waya
  • Asst coach:

Notable past players

Competitive history

World Netball Championships
Year Championship Location Placing
1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England 8th
1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand DNQ
2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica DNQ
2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 5th
2011 13th World Championships Singapore 6th
2015 14th World Championships Sydney, Australia TBD
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
2006 XVIII Games 3rd Netball Melbourne, Australia 6th
2010 XIX Games 4th Netball Delhi, India 5th
2014 XX Games 5th Netball Glasgow, Scotland 5th
2018 XXI Games 6th Netball Gold Coast, Australia TBD
World Netball Series
Year Championship Location Placing
2009 1st World Series Manchester, England 5th
2010 2nd World Series Manchester, England 5th
2011 3rd World Series Liverpool, England DNQ
2012 4th World Series Auckland, New Zealand 5th
2013 5th World Series Auckland, New Zealand 5th
2014 6th World Series Auckland, New Zealand 6th

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References

  1. ↑ Gay, Edward (17 November 2007). "Jubilant Malawi finish fifth". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  2. ↑ IFNA. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 26 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Face of Malawi, Oct 29, 2014
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Glawsow 2014 website
  6. ↑ NZ Yahoo Sports