Loreen Ngwira out of Manchester Thunder, heads back to Malawi

England-based Malawi netball star Loreen Ngwira has withdrawn her services  at the  English Vitality Netball Super League champions Manchester Thunder and is set to return home. Manchester Thunder said on its website that the towering Malawian goal defender has been ruled out of the 2021 season on “medical grounds.” It said: “The Malawi Queen will […]

Manchester Thunder now has 3 Malawi players: Lwazi, Ngwira and Mvula

Manchester Thunder netball team have introduced another Malawi Queens player Takondwa Lwazi who will star for the club in the next month’s British Fast5 All-Stars Championship. Lwazi was influential in centre court for the Malawi Queens at the Netball World recently in Liverpool and has been part of her country’s squad for some time, including […]

Malawi netball icons Ngwira, Mvula, Waya to get achievements honour in UK

United Kingdom-based  Malawian netball players  Laureen Ngwira, Joyce Mvula and  coach Mary Waya will be honoured by  Malawi High Commission in London on Tuesday . According to Malawi High Commissioner to UK Kena Mphonda, the three will be honoured for their achievements in UK’s Vitality Netball League. Ngwira has been  heralded as one of the […]

Laureen Ngwira nominated for England player of the season award: Malawi star delighted

Malawi national netball team export Laureen Ngwira been shortlisted by Sky Sports Tekevision for the 2018 player of the season award in the English Vitality netball Super League. Ngwira who has completed her debut season  at Team Northambria is on a shortlist of 10 nominees published on www.skysports.com. She told Nyasa Times in an interview that  the nomination […]

Laureen Ngwira named player of the match, inspires Team Northumbria to victory

Malawi netball export in England, Laurene Ngwira had a grand game for Team Northumbria (TN) inspiring them to edge  bottom side UWS Sirens 47-42  and named player of the match in the Vitality Superleague on Monday. “It was nice to win  and I am enjoying my game here,” said Ngwira who made her debut for TN just […]

England club confirms signing Lauren Ngwira: Malawi star delighted

England netball Super League side- Northumbria have confirmed the signing of Tigresses all-rounder, Lauren Ngwira, after impressing the Newcastle based side during trials last year. Ngwira remained in England after Malawi Queens’ three test matches against England where she has to attend trials at Northumbria. Northumbria club announced on Twitter that lanky star netballer will join the […]

Malawi star to play in Newcastle: LaureenNgwira remain in England after series

Shooter-cum-defender Laureen Ngwira, who was identified by former Malawi Queens coach Griffin Saenda to understudy Australia-based star Mwawi Kumwenda, has remained in England after the Vitality Netball International Series as a netball club has sought for her services. Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) General Secretary, Carol Bapu, confirmed that Ngwira did not travel with the rest of […]

Lauren Ngwira saga: NAM faults Alliance Capital Stars for ‘tapping’ shooter from Tigresses

Alliance Capital Stars violated rules forbidding rival clubs to approach a contracted player without permission from their employers in the saga which they signed shooter-cum-defender, Lauren Ngwira, from Tigresses,Netball Association of Malawi’s (Nam) Disciplinary Committee has ruled. Ngwira  was offered a job by Alliance Capital and has been out of action for six months in a […]

Malawi Queens coach takes ‘positives’ from England series

Malawi Queens coach Mary Waya has said her side endure a torrid examination of their development during their two –match series against England which they failed to win but she is  happy to take the positives out of the series . Waya told Nyasa Times in an exclusive interview at White House Hotel in Worcester on Saturday […]

Tigresses cleared in Malawi netball pregnancy saga

The Malawi National Council of Sports has cleared Tigresses of any wrongdoing as regards their disqualification from the Presidential Championships at the Police head quarters in Lilongwe over a fortnight ago after their player Laureen Ngwira failed a pregnancy test. In its ruling made on Wednesday,  Sports Counci faulted the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) […]

Tigresses disqualified for featuring pregnant player: Presidential Cup

Tigresses dreams to defend the Presidential Netball Cup has been shuttered after Netball Association of Malawi ( NAM) disqualified them in the tournament for featuring a player who is pregnant on Saturday before being identified on Sunday in their semi-finals game against Blue Eagles Sisters in Lilongwe. NAM president Rose Chinunda confirmed the news with Nyasa Times. Chinunda […]

Bingu Tigresses ace fires warning at Eagles ahead of GOtv netball launch

Bingu Tigresses goalkeeper Lauren ‘China’ Ngwira has vowed to accelerate gear in Saturday’s GOtv Netball Champions League opener against Blue Eagles Sisters to spice up her 20th birthday on the same day. Tigresses will rock horns with the Eagles Sisters in their early kick-off encounter at 10pm before the second assignment at College of Medicine against Civonets. […]