Netball in Malawi

Netball in Malawi is popular with women, with the Chichewa word for the game being "Nchembre mbaye". The country has a national team and an under-21 team and also club teams.

Netball in Malawi
CountryMalawi
National team(s)Malawi
Clubs7

Background
A Malawi netball team

Netball is the most popular women's sport in Malawi.[1][2] The Malawi word for netball is Nchembre mbaye, where Nchembre means "mother". This name clearly links the sport to women and those who are responsible for taking care of their families.[3] The game is played by young people in the country.[4] The government has provided funding for construction of netball facilities.[5] UNICEF has also supported the game in Malawi.[6]

National team

Malawi national netball team is called the Queens.[7] The Queens have won the African Cup of Netball Champions.[8] The country participated in the 1976 East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup. Malawi lost to Zambia 19–61 at the 1995 Zambian hosted ECA Senior Challenge Cup. Malawi went on to finish last in the tournament with zero points.[9] In 2001, the national team trained the Kamuzu Institute for Youth.[5] In 2006, most of the players were drawn from the top two clubs in the country.[10] In 2012, the national team participated in the Fast5 World Series.[11] As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number sixth in the world.[12]

In April 2008, Lesotho hosted the Malawi Under-21 national netball team. The match was part of the annual Confederation of Southern Africa Netball Association (COSANA) tournament.[13] In 2008, Whyte Mulilima was an assistant coach on the Malawi Under-21 national netball team.[13]

Club teams

Netball clubs in Malawi include

  • Blue Eagle Sisters
  • Civonets
  • ESCOM Sisters
  • MTL Queens
  • Mzuzu Queens
  • Tigresses (aka "Bingu Tigresses" and "ADMARC Tigresses")
  • Woget

Club awards

In 1992, the ADMARC Tigresses won the Southern African Netball Associations trophy. A Malawian player was also named the best player in that tournament.[14] In 2017, Civonets become the first team in the central region to lift up national cup after won GOTV NETBALL CHALLENGE.

Notable players

See also

Malawi national netball team

References
  1. Shakespear & Caldow 2009, p. x
  2. "Speech of the Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA)". South African Government Information. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. Kapsula 2010, p. 33
  4. Malawi: The Year in Review. Department of Information. 1975. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. Malawi. Parliament (2001). National Assembly Debates (Hansard). Government Printer. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  6. Malawi. Ministry of Gender and Community Services; UNICEF--Malawi (2003). Early child development baseline study in selected districts of Malawi. Capacity Building Initiative, Government of Malawi. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. De Capua 2009, p. 53
  8. Lungu 2012, p. 30
  9. Moses Sayela Walubita (4 August 2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. pp. 52–54. ISBN 978-1-4502-7911-6. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  10. Moni. Popular Publications Office. 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  11. Kadewere, Jeromy (1 November 2012). "Malawi Queens squad named, leaves for New Zealand Fast5 tourney". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  12. International Netball Federation & INF
  13. Nyasa Times Reporter 2008
  14. Sweetman 1998, p. 75
  15. Sports. "Mwawi says two Australian awards 'big honour': Netball clinics to continue | Malawi news, Malawi - NyasaTimes breaking online news source from Malawi". Nyasatimes.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

Bibliography
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  • International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011). "Current World Rankings". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Nyasa Times Reporter (10 April 2008). "Malawi U-21 netball in Lesotho for Cosana". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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