Mwai back for Malawi Queens ahead of World Cup

Netball super star Mwawi Kumwenda has made a sensational return to Malawi Queens to prepare for the World Cup from this August 6 to 17 ending the impasse with Netball Association of Malawi (NAM), Malawi Newsnow and Capital FM reported on Monday.

Capital FM reported that the towering shooter had joined the squad at the training camp and bolstered the Malawi Queens ahead of the World Cup

“I can confirm that Mwawi Kumwenda has finally joined her friends in queens’ camp ahead of the netball world championship next month,” NAM general secretary, Caro Bupu, is quoted by Malawi Newsnow (www.malawinewsnow.com).

The online news also quoted Mwawi’s cousin Hlupekire Phiri Chalamba, who doubles as her manager and legal adviser, saying the differences which were there with NAM have been ironed out in the spirit of sports.

“Yes I can confirm that Mwawi Kumwenda has joined the camp to show her sportsmanship after discussions with netball mother body and will be part of the squad that will be travelling to Australia For the netball world championship,” Chalamba is quoted as saying.

Mwawi has not featured for the Queens since last year when she decided to fight for the rights of other ‘abused’ players in the Africa’s number one and world’s fifth ranked team.