Malawi national netball team

The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competition.

Malawi
Nickname(s)Queens
AssociationNetball Association of Malawi
ConfederationAfrica Netball
Head coachWhyte Mlilima (caretaker)
Asst coachGriffin Saenda Jr
INF ranking7
Team colours
Alternate
World Championships
2019 placing6th
Best result5th (2007)
Commonwealth Games
2018 placing7th
Best result5th (2010), (2014)

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 21 July 2019, the team are seventh 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 Carol Bapu.

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

2018 Commonwealth Games team
Malawi national netball team
Players[5] Coaching staff[2]
  • Head coach: Whyte Mlilima
  • Asst coach: Griffin Saenda Jr

Notable past players

Competitive history
Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
19959th World ChampionshipsBirmingham, England 8th
199910th World ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand 11th
200311th World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica DNQ
200712th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand 5th
201113th World ChampionshipsSingapore 6th
201514th World CupSydney, Australia 6th
201915th World CupLiverpool, England 6th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
2006XVIII Games3rd NetballMelbourne, Australia 6th
2010XIX Games4th NetballDelhi, India 5th
2014XX Games5th NetballGlasgow, Scotland 5th
2018XXI Games6th NetballGold Coast, Australia 7th
World Netball Series
Year Championship Location Placing
20091st World SeriesManchester, England 5th
20102nd World SeriesManchester, England 5th
20113rd World SeriesLiverpool, England DNQ
20124th World SeriesAuckland, New Zealand 5th
20135th World SeriesAuckland, New Zealand 5th
20146th World SeriesAuckland, New Zealand 6th
20167th World SeriesMelbourne, Australia 3rd
20178th World SeriesMelbourne, Australia 6th
20189th World SeriesMelbourne, Australia 4th

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References
  1. Gay, Edward (17 November 2007). "Jubilant Malawi finish fifth". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  2. Mbewe, Chipambano (18 March 2018). "Malawi Queens depart without head coach Saenda: NAM appoints Mlilima as caretaker". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. Face of Malawi, Oct 29, 2014
  4. "Minnows Malawi shock Silver Ferns to leave New Zealand in danger of missing Commonwealth Games glory". News.com.au. 8 April 2018.
  5. "2018 Commonwealth Games team profile: Malawi Netball". Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. NZ Yahoo Sports
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