Malawi Queens beat Zambia, faces crunch ties with Uganda

Malawi Queens on Sunday outclassed neighbours Zambia with a 70-42 win at the Africa Netball Championship  at Beellevile Velodrone in Cape Town, South Africa. The Queens threw off the campaign with a liss to hosts South Africa 56-51 but managed to beat Kenya on Saturday 72-34 before walloping Zambia. The Malawi Queens have a tough […]

UK-based trio joins Malawi Queens in Cape Town

Excitement was the prevalent emotion in Malawi Queens’ camp on Monday when England-based  three netball icons Lauren Ngwira, Joyce Mvula and Takondwa Lwazi Mwawi joined the squad in Cape Town from Manchester for the African Cup Netball Championship slated for Friday. The trio are expected to inspire the Queens with Australia-based Mwawi Kumwenda missing the competition […]

Mpinganjira returns, Galeta and Kachilika dropped in Malawi Queens squad for Africa Championship

Legendary Malawi national netball team head coach Peace Chawinga-Kalua has finally released her final list of 12 member squad for the Queens which is  expected to leave the country on Saturday for the 2019 Africa Netball Championship (ANC) slated for October 18- 23 in Cape Town, South Africa. In the squad released on Wednesday night, […]

Peace names Malawi Queens squad: Mwawi included for Africa Netball Championship

Newly appointed Malawi Queens head  coach Peace Chawinga-Kalua has named a strong 24 member provisional squad ahead of the Africa Netball Championship set for October 18-23 to be hosted by South Africa. In her squad, Chawinga has included three professionals namely Mwai Kumwenda who plays for Mebourne Vixens in Australia, Joyce Mvula and Lauren Ngwira who […]

Peace appointed Malawi Queens Coach

Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has appointed  Peace Chawinga-Kalua  as new Coach for  national netball team, the Queens, replacing veteran trainer Griffin Saenda. Bot NAM general secretary Carol Bapu and  president Rosy Chinunda confirmed the appointment. Bapu said they have offered Peace a three-years contract. She said the International Netball Federation’s (INF)  has recommendation that […]

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 Queens ranked 7th in the world

Malawi national netball team, the Queens, have been placed on seventh position on the latest International Netball Federation (INF) world rankings. Now the Queens have lost automatic qualification for major tournaments including the Fast5 World Netball Series, which they have been participating in since its inception in 2009. The annual competition is contested for by top-six national teams […]

Malawi Queens finish top six at Netball World Cup

Malawi national netball team on Sunday finished top six at the Netball World Cup after losing 68-50 in fifth position play-offs against Jamaica in Liverpool, England. The Queens had gone to the tournament n ninth position in International Netball Federation (INF) rankings. It was great relief for Malawi to battle for top six finish, a target […]

Malawi beat Uganda to dance their way into 5th-place playoff against Jamaica at Netball World Cup

Malawi Queens will contest the fifth-place playoff at the Netball World Cup in Sunday when they play against Jamaica after both teams on Friday  won their placement matchesat the ongoing 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England. The Queens  defeated Uganda 55-44 while Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls beat Zimbabwe 77-47 at the M&S Bank Arena. Queens’ […]

Malawi Queens ‘too strong’ for Zimbabwe Gems in Netball World Cup

Malawi national netball team, the Queens, on Thursday defeated fast-improving Zimbabwe Gems 59-43 by in a 2019 Vitality World Cup match played in Liverpool, United Kingdom to finish third in the six team Group F below two world’s netball superpowers New Zealand and Australia. The Thursday victory against fellow Africans, gives Malawi  a real chance […]

Malawi Queens focus on crunch tie against Zimbabwe: Netball World Cup

Malawi Queens have said their focus is now at a potentially ranking-defining clash with Zimbabwe on Thursday at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool after losing to reigning champions Australia’s Diamonds 74-25 on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Malawi Queens were outrun and outclassed by a Diamonds outfit which had to generate its own momentum after […]

Malawi Queens beat Northern Ireland 47-43 in World Netball Cup

Malawi Queens stayed third in Group F table on Monday after seeing off Northern Ireland 47-43 in the ongoing World Netball Cup at M&S Arena in Liverpool. The Queens accuracy in shooting won the game and towering shooter Joyce Mvula was once again imperious and  helped Malawi clinch victory. Malawi led 22-20 at half-time and […]

Malawi 69-48 win over Barbados in final first round outing: Liverpool based Malawians hailed for ‘fantastic’ support

Malawi Queens ended their 2019 Netball World first round outing in Liverpool on Sunday with a win against Barbados 69-48 and set to qualify in the next round. Boosted by Joyce Mvula who plays in English top-flight netball league, Malawi Queens had Jane Chimaliro, Sindi Simtowe-Msowoya, Lauren Ngwira and Alinafe Kamwala giving a good performance and […]

Malawi Queens secures win against Singapore in World Netball Cup

Malawi Queens secured their first win at the 2019 Netball World Cup in  Liverpool in Saturday after winning against Singapore by 49 goals. The match which ended 87-38, puts the Malawi Queens in second position behind New Zealand and ahead of Barbados and Singapore in Group B. Malawi and Barbados will be playing in the […]

Malawi Queens opening defeat in Netball World Cup: Fall to New Zealand 

The 2019 Netball World Cup is officially underway in  Liverpool, England and  Malawi Queens opened their campaign with defeat to New Zealand 64-45  on Friday  in pool B . The next pool match for Malawi Queens is on Saturday morning against Singapore and coach Griffin ‘Zagalo’ Saenda believes his charges can get back to winning ways. After their […]

Netball Malawi rubbishes calls for fundraising initiative for the Queens in UK

Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) president Khungekile Matiya has described as cheap propaganda on the negative perception of the Malawi Queens’ participation at the 2019 Vitality World Netball Cup that allege that the players’ upkeep allowance is a pittance. A social media appeal, supposedly and negatively being made by Malawians living in the UK, allege […]

Uganda displaces Malawi on 6th in rankings ahead of Netball World Cup: Queens down to 9th

Malawi national netball team, the Queens, have been displaced by Uganda’s She-Cranes in the latest netball standings as the Queens drop from sixth to ninth ahead of this month’s  World Cup in Liverpool. The International Netball Federation (INF)  has released its annual  World Rankings update. The latest rankings inclusive of matches up to 30th June 2019 […]