Malawi national netball team
| Nickname(s) | Queens | ||
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| Association | Netball Association of Malawi | ||
| Confederation | Africa Netball | ||
| Head coach | Peace Kaluwa | ||
| Asst coach | Mary Waya | ||
| Captain | Caroline Mtukule | ||
| INF ranking | 6 | ||
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| World Championships | |||
| 2015 placing | 6th | ||
| Best result | 5th (2007) | ||
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| 2014 placing | 5th | ||
| Best result | 5th (2010), (2014) | ||
The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competition. Malawi have played in five World Netball Championships, famously finishing fifth in 2007.[1] The Queens are coached by Peace Kaluwa,[2] and are captained by Caroline Mtukule. Based on matches up to 1 July 2015, the team are sixth in the INF World Rankings.[3]
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 Rose Chinund.[5]
Players
2015 Malawi Queens Netball World Cup Team
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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 | DNQ |
| 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 |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games | ||||
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| 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 | TBD |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ Gay, Edward (17 November 2007). "Jubilant Malawi finish fifth". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ↑ http://sportsmalawi.com/?p=1411
- ↑ IFNA. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 26 July 2011.
- ↑ Face of Malawi, Oct 29, 2014
- ↑
- ↑ NZ Yahoo Sports
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