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Netball in Malawi
Namitembo Trade and Agriculture School (NAMTAS) (in black) vs. Changalume. Namitembo, Zomba West, Malawi
CountryMalawi
Governing bodyNetball Association of Malawi[1][2]
National team(s)Malawi

Netball in Malawi is organized by the Netball Association of Malawi.

National team

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The Malawi national netball team competes in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup,[3][4] the Commonwealth Games,[5][6][7] the African Netball Championships,[8] the Fast5 Netball World Series[9][10] and the SPAR Diamond Challenge. Malawi's best performance at a major international tournament was a third place finish at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series.[10] Malawi has defeated New Zealand, Australia and England in international tournaments.[9][10][11] As of 1 July 2020, they are sixth in the INF World Rankings.[12]

Competitions

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Malawi's three regions – Central Region, Southern Region and Northern Region – all have regional leagues. The top teams from the regions played in two national competitions, the Presidential Championship and the Champions League. The latter competition was launched in 2013 and was sponsored by GOtv Africa. It initially featured the top teams from Blantyre and Lilongwe but in 2015 it was expanded to included teams from Mzuzu. In 2014 and 2017 the Champions League used Fast5 netball rules in order to help the Malawi national netball team prepare for the 2014 and 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series tournaments.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

In 2023, the national competitions were replaced by the new National Netball League.[20]

Club teams

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Team Former name Sponsor/benefactor Home city Region Founded
Blue Eagle Sisters[21] Malawi Police Service Lilongwe Central Region 1985
Civo Nets[22] Malawi Civil Service Lilongwe Central Region mid–1970s
Kukoma Diamonds ESCOM Sisters[23] ESCOM Blantyre Southern Region 2005
Thunder Queens Post Nets
MTL Queens[24]		 MBC
Malawi Telecommunications Limited		 Blantyre Southern Region 1980s
Mzuzu Queens Mzuzu Northern Region
Tigresses[25] ADMARC Tigresses
Bingu Tigresses		 ADMARC
Bingu wa Mutharika		 Blantyre Southern Region 1970s

Source:[15][16][17][18][19]

Notable players

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Player Team League
Mwai Kumwenda[26][27][28][29] Melbourne Vixens Suncorp Super Netball
Joyce Mvula[30][31] Manchester Thunder Netball Superleague
Towera Vinkhumbo[32] Severn Stars Netball Superleague
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References

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  1. ^ "Netball Association of Malawi". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Netball Association of Malawi". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Women Netball XIII World Championship 2011 Singapore". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Women Netball XIV World Championship 2015 Sydney". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games New Delhi (IND) 2010". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Malawi 53–45 South Africa". glasgow2014.com. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Women Netball Africa National Teams Tournamemts Archive". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Malawi Queens claim fifth position in Fast5 World Series: Beat Australia again". www.nyasatimes.com. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "Malawi Queens beat England to win bronze medal at Fast5 tourney". malawi24.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Minnows Malawi shock Silver Ferns to leave New Zealand in danger of missing Commonwealth Games glory". www.couriermail.com.au. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Current World Rankings". INF. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  13. ^ "GOtv Netball Champions League returns". www.mbc.mw. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  14. ^ "GOtv withdraws netball sponsorship". www.mwnation.com. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  15. ^ a b "GoTV netball launch set for August 26". www.nyasatimes.com. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  16. ^ a b "GOtv Netball Champions league rocks Mzuzu City". www.nyasatimes.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Sponsorship boom spurs CR netball". www.mwnation.com. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Presidential Netball kicks off in Blantyre as Thunder fails to strike Civo". www.maravipost.com. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Rainbow ups stakes in BT and Districts Netball". www.kulinji.com. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ Chirwa, Garry (19 October 2023). "Teams cry foul over Salima Sugar Netball prizes". Nation Online. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Blue Eagle Sisters". gotvnetball.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Civo Nets". gotvnetball.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Escom Sisters". gotvnetball.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  24. ^ "MTL Queens". gotvnetball.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Bingu Tigresses". gotvnetball.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Mwawi Kumwenda 'excited' to join Australian giants Vixens". malawi24.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  27. ^ "'I want to win': Malawi-born Mwai Kumwenda shooting for Australian netball glory". www.sbs.com.au. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Mwai Kumwenda". melbournevixens.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Mwai Kumwenda". supernetball.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  30. ^ "Sacrifices for Superleague – We speak to Joyce Mvula". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  31. ^ "Manchester Thunder's Joyce Mvula named Fans' Player of the Season". www.skysports.com. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  32. ^ "Vinkhumbo signs for UK's Seven Stars". www.mwnation.com. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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