Malawi: Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has announced that the women’s Netball team of Malawi will participate in African Cup Championship. The African Netball has extended a warm invitation to the Malawi queens for the championship.
The African Cup Championship will be hosted over the second week of December, starting on December 9. The games will conclude on December 14 in Swakopmund, Namibia. The Malawi Association of Netball made the announcement on Monday.
According to him, the championship cup will feature both women’s and men’s netball teams across Africa. The African Cup Championship will be contested by several other nations across the continent.
Tanzania, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Uganda and South Africa have confirmed their participation. The officials have shared that the netball fans will be rallying behind the members of the team in the African Cup Championship.
The Netball Association of Malawi announced that they will only send Malawi Queens to compete in the competition. This decision has been made due to financial challenges that the organization has been facing.
The organization said is working extra hard to source money so that Malawi men’s netball team can also participation in the competition.
Sports analyst, Lester Banda said that the association had made the right move to allow the Queens to compete in the competition. He further added that there was a need for the team to prepare well for the best results.
“We need to have good preparations by having a quick friendly game before the time. This will make the team fit enough for the competition,” he added.
Banda added that the competition will be important for the queens as this will provide a good opportunity to build a strong team for other games ahead.
“This should be a stepping stone for upcoming competitions. I hope the coach will use local players and other professionals who are playing outside the country to make a good combination,” he said.
Banda therefore asked government and companies to support Malawi Queens with funds so that the team could have good preparations for the tournament.
Malawi Queens recently lost all three matches in the Spar Challenge International Netball Taste series in South Africa.