Malawi national netball team
| Nickname(s) | Queens | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Netball Association of Malawi | ||
| Confederation | Africa Netball | ||
| Head coach | Whyte Mlilima (caretaker) | ||
| Asst coach | Griffin Saenda Jr | ||
| INF ranking | 6  | ||
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| Netball World Cup | |||
| 2019 placing | 6th | ||
| Best result | 5th (2007) | ||
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| 2018 placing | 7th | ||
| Best result | 5th (2010), (2014) | ||
The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competition.
History[]
Malawi have played in six World Netball Championships, famously finishing fifth in 2007.[1] The Queens are coached by Whyte Mlilima, who was appointed as caretaker head coach after former coach Griffin Saenda had to withdraw from the team with medical problems.[2] As of 1 July 2020, the team are sixth in the INF World Rankings.
In 2012 they competed in the Fast5 tournament in Auckland, where they have had 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 Abigail Shariff.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Malawi defeated the second-ranked team in the world, New Zealand, for the first time in history.[4]
Players[]
2019 Netball World Cup roster[]
- Thandie Galleta
- Joanna Kachilika
- Bridget Kumwenda
- Takondwa Lwazi
- Sindi Simtowe
- Towera Vinkhumbo
- Jane Chimaliro
- Alinafe Kamwala
- Caroline Mtukule
- Grace Mwafulirwa
- Loreen Ngwira
2018 Commonwealth Games team[]
The following is the Malawi roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5][6]
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Notable past players[]
Competitive history[]
| Netball World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | 8th |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 11th |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | DNQ |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 5th |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | 6th |
| 2015 | 14th World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 6th |
| 2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 6th |
| 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 | 7th |
| 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 |
| 2016 | 7th World Series | Melbourne, Australia |  3rd
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| 2017 | 8th World Series | Melbourne, Australia | 6th |
| 2018 | 9th World Series | Melbourne, Australia | 4th |
References[]
- ^ Gay, Edward (17 November 2007). "Jubilant Malawi finish fifth". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Mbewe, Chipambano (18 March 2018). "Malawi Queens depart without head coach Saenda: NAM appoints Mlilima as caretaker". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Face of Malawi, Oct 29, 2014". Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Minnows Malawi shock Silver Ferns to leave New Zealand in danger of missing Commonwealth Games glory". News.com.au. 8 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Participants: Australia: Netball". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Kukoma Diamonds players dominate Malawi Queens call up ahead Commonwealth games". Maravi Post. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ NZ Yahoo Sports
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