Malawi national netball team
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 | ||
| Head coach | Peace Chawinga Kalua | ||
| Captain | Caroline Mtukule Ngwira | ||
| 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
Malawi 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.
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Cl. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Rank | Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Rank | ||
| Malawi women | Women's tournament | EnglandL 41 - 66 | Northern IrelandW 54 - 41 | New ZealandL 50 - 69 | Trinidad and TobagoW 70 - 30 | UgandaL 43 - 56 | 4 | Did not advance | Seventh place matchWalesW 62 - 56 | 7 |
- Roster
- Joyce Mvula
- Jane Chimaliro
- Sindi Simtowe
- Takondwa Lwazi
- Thandi Galeta
- Bridget Kumwenda
- Shira Dimba
- Martha Dambo
- Caroline Mtukule
- Towera Vinkhumbo
- Loreen Ngwira
- Jasinta Kumwenda
- Group play
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 169 | +152 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 325 | 188 | +137 | 8 | |
| 3 | Uganda | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 256 | 206 | +50 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Malawi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 258 | 262 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 299 | −144 | 2 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 327 | −191 | 0 |
Source: Birmingham 2022
(H) Host
| 30 July 2022
14:00 |
Report | England | 66–41 | Malawi | National Exhibition CentreUmpires: Tara Warner
Gareth Fowler | |
| Cardwell 31/33 (94%) | Chimaliro 4/5 (80%) |
| 31 July 2022
12:00 |
Report | Malawi | 54–41 | Northern Ireland | National Exhibition CentreUmpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush
Tracy-Ann Griffiths | |
| Chimaliro 4/4 (100%) | Bowman 1/3 (33%)
Crosbie 18/22 (82%) Magee 22/27 (81%) |
| 1 August 2022
20:00 |
Report | New Zealand | 69–50 | Malawi | National Exhibition CentreUmpires: Gary Burgess
Joshua Bowring | |
| Nweke 52/55 (95%)
Selby-Rickit 13/15 (87%) Wilson 4/5 (80%) |
Chimaliro 5/6 (83%) |
| 3 August 2022
18:00 |
Report | Malawi | 70–30 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Exhibition CentreUmpires: Louise Travis
Anso Kemp | |
| Chimaliro 16/16 (100%) | Cooper 2/4 (50%)
Hollingsworth 5/9 (56%) Noel 23/26 (88%) |
| 4 August 2022
16:00 |
Report | Malawi | 43–56 | Uganda | National Exhibition CentreUmpires: Tara Warner
Gary Burgess | |
| Chimaliro 14/15 (93%) | Cholhok 31/33 (94%)
Eyaru 22/23 (96%) Proscovia 3/3 (100%) |
- Seventh place match
| 5 August 2022
14:30 |
Report | Wales | 56–62 | Malawi | National Exhibition CentreUmpires: Ken Metekingi
Kate Wright | |
| Creak 8/10 (80%)
Roberts 1/2 (50%) Rowe 47/49 (96%) |
Chimaliro 3/4 (75%) |
Players
2019 Netball World Cup roster
2018 Commonwealth Games team
The following is the Malawi roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6][7]
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Whyte Mulilima
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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 |
| 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.
- 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.
- "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
6. Malidadi, Mphatso (29 November 2022). https://times.mw/nam-yet-to-pick-queens-assistant-coach/?amp=1