The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competitions.
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| Nickname(s) | Queens | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Netball Association of Malawi | ||
| Confederation | Africa Netball | ||
| Captain | Jane Chimaliro | ||
| World 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) | ||
History
editMalawi have played in six World Netball Championships, famously finishing fifth in 2007.[1] The Queens are coached by Peace Chawinga Kalua who replaced Whyte Mlilima, who was appointed as caretaker head coach after former coach late Griffin Saenda had to withdraw from the team on medical grounds.[2] As of November 2022,[3] the team are sixth[3] on the World Netball 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.[4] 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.[5]
In 2022, Malawi Competed at the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham. By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 28 July 2021), Malawi qualified for the tournament. Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021, then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022. Malawi finished fourth in their group at the competition behind hosts England, New Zealand and Uganda.
In 2023, Malawi took part in the Netball World Cup in Cape Town. Malawi finished second in Group B, winning matches against Scotland and Barbados to qualify for the second round. In the second round in Group F, Malawi won further matches against Tonga and Fiji and finished third in the group behind England and Australia, thus failing to proceed to the knockout section of the tournament. Following placement matches, Malawi finished 7th in the tournament. Joyce Mvula was the team's highest goal scorer, and the fourth highest overall in the tournament, with 194 goals.
Players
edit2023 Netball World Cup Roster
editJane Chimaliro (Captain), Martha Dambo, Thandi Galeta, Mwai Kumwenda, Takondwa Lwazi, Madalitso Mkandawire, Caroline Mtukule, Joyce Mvula, Grace Mwafulirwa, Lauren Ngwira, Sindi Simtowe, Towera Vinkhumbo.
Reserves: Shabel Bengo, Salome Nkhom, Mma Lepona Manyonyoba
Coach: Sam Kanyenda
Notable past players
editCompetitive history
edit| 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 |
| 2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 7th |
| 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 |
| 2022 | XXII Games | 7th Netball | Birmingham, 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 |
| 2022 | 10th World Series | Melbourne, Australia | DNQ |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Malidadi, Mphatso (23 November 2022). "Queens move 6th in world, displace Uganda". Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ NZ Yahoo Sports
6. Malidadi, Mphatso (29 November 2022). https://times.mw/nam-yet-to-pick-queens-assistant-coach/?amp=1