Ahead of the final games for the 2016 Southern Region Netball League this weekend at the Blantyre Youth Centre, Kukoma Diamonds Coach whose team is set to be officially handed the title has already set targets for the forthcoming season. Saenda told Nyasa Times that 2016 was a great year in his netball career as […]
The most eagerly-anticipated derby is on Saturday at Blantyre Youth Centre as netball giants in Blantyre are expected to lock horns in the Rainbow Paints Southern Region Netball League. The two giants Kukoma Diamonds and Tigresses will sort each other out in what many pundits have dubbed it ‘huge Blantyre derby’. Diamonds are topping the log […]
Griffin ‘Zagalu’ Saenda, the man who led Malawi netball team, the Queens to overcome England to finish third in World Fast5 games and made the national side finish third, has won this year’s prestigious MBC Innovations overall winner award after successfully beating nine other people who had won on various categories. President Peter Mutharika handed […]
His team has swept all the competitions played in the year 2016. He guided the Queens to their first ever third place finish at this year’s Fast Five World netball series championship. Griffin “Zagalo” Saenda deserve a special recognition. That’s what goes around in the minds of those who keenly follows netball in the country. […]
Kukoma Diamonds further established themselves as the dominant force in local netb all as theyreclaimed the Presidential Netball Trophy after beating Thunder Queens 47-41 at Kumudzi Centre in Lilongwe on Saturday. Diamonda led 14-12 in the first-quarter before increasing the tally to 26-22 and 38-32 afterwards. “It’s wonderful that we have reclained the trophy. The […]
Malawians have praised coach for national netball team, Griffin Saenda for guiding the Queens to finish third at the Fast Five World netball series having beaten renowned sides like England and Jamaica. Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) General Secretary Carol Bapu said Saenda f ully deserves the plaudits after leading his side to the top […]
They left like beggars but grand welcome awaits the Malawi national netball team the Queens as they return from the Fast5 World Netball Championship which came to an end on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. The Queens finished third at the tournament after beating heavyweights England in their final game in the play-offs on Sunday. They are […]
Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has appointed male coaches Grudging Saenda head coach with Blue Eagles coach Sam Kanyenda his assistant. Peace Chawinga Kalua and Mary Waya were the Coaches for the Malawi Queens when they participated in the World Cup in Australia in August last year. Malawi Queens are expected to take part in the […]
Malawi national netball team players, popularly known as The Queens, will now be getting equal allowances with the country’s national football team, The Flames, Sports Minister Enock Chihana announced on Thursday upon the Queens’ arrival from New Zealand. Speaking at a special luncheon thrown in honour of The Queens at Capital Hotel in Lilongwe, Chihana […]
For a few hours in Auckland, something pretty special beckoned in the world of netball. Malawi, that gutsy African upstart, sat on the verge of a semi-final appearance in an international netball tournament; the Fast5 Netball World Series. They got themselves into the position with victories over Australia on Friday, and England, 27-23 on Saturday. They held themselves away […]
A very youthful Malawi Queens squad leaves the country Friday very upbeat ahead of their participation in this year’s World Fast5 Series, which will be held in Auckland, New Zealand November 9 to 11 The Malawi team have been sensational since the inception of the competition in 2009, as World FastNet Championship. But in New Zealand […]
Malawi Queens Coach Griffin ‘Zagalo’ Saenda has described their preparations for the Fast Netball World Series which will take place at the Superb Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 9-11 November, 2012 as promising for the team to scoop a better position. Version 2.0 of the shortened form of the game, which has been […]
A set back to Malawi Queens, as the 2012 edition of the Confederation of Southern African Netball Associations (COSANA) Senior Challenge which was supposed to take place in Swaziland from September,9-13 has been called off. Malawi Queens, who are the cup holders were supposed to leave Blantyre for Lilongwe today (Thursday, 06 September 2012) before […]
Malawi Queens coach Griffin ‘Zagalo’ Saenda has released a 12- ladies squad to take part in this year’s Cosana tournament to kick-off on September, 9, 2012 in Mbabane, Swaziland. The Queens are expected to leave leaving the country for Swaziland on September, 7, 2012 via Kamuzu International Airport. In his squad, Saenda has included a […]
Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has released an 18-lady squad for Malawi Queens scheduled to start camp training at Blantyre Youth Centre in Blantyre in readiness of the Diamond Championship to take place in South Africa. The Diamond Championship, which kicks off from August 11-19 in the rainbow nation will be participated by the top […]
Malawi Queens ambitions of grabbing this year’s Africa Netball Championship which kicked-off on Wednesday started on a high a note after their two victories against the host Tanzania and Zambia at the ultra modern Dar es salaam National Stadium. In their first game against their Southern Africa neighbours, Zambia the Queens won 56-33 baskets before […]