Despite Malawi not winning any medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, Malawi Queens’ top shooter, Mwawi Kumwenda, retained the top scorer accolade while team-mate Takondwa Lwazi was named among top-five goal assists. Kumwenda claimed 254 baskets out of 274 attempts, representing a 92.7 percent scoring rate in six games. She […]
Malawi Queens stunned New Zealand when they produced a famous win 57-53 in their Pool B match at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast on Sunday eith goal-shooter Mwai Kumwenda the star with 41 goals. New Zealand appeared to be cruising at halftime, leading 32-25, but imploded in the third quarter, where they were outscored […]
Malawi’s only netball exports Mwawi Kumwenda and Joyce Mvula will join the national team, the Queens in New Zealand en route to Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Kumwenda plays for Melbourne Vixens in the Australia’s Suncorp Super Netball while Mvula is enjoying right form with Manchester Thunder of England in the Vitality Netball Super League. The Queens’ lanky […]
Malawi Queens shooter Mwawi Kumwenda has expressed her delight at being named the Best Player of the Vitality Netball International Series. “It’s a great honour and I am glad for this,” Kumwenda who plays in Australia said. The player’s manager Hlupi Chalamba also offered her congratulations. “Congratulations Sis!! I am always proud of you!!!!. Well done our Queens […]
Finally Australia-based Malawian gangly shooter Mwawi Kumwenda left the country for England to join Malawi Queens team after her Visa arrived late for the three test series against England’s Roses. Mwai left after British High Commission issued her Visa for the England trip. She was left behind with Joyce Mvula and were training at Blantyre […]
Australia-based netball icon Mwawi Kumwenda and Joyce Mvula – all shooters – who were left behind in Lilongwe to sort visa issues on Wednesday missed a warm-up match Malawi Queens played with England side B in London and are doubtful for the first match for three international test series against England. Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) recalled […]
Malawi Queens have travelled to London without two key stars Mwawi Kumwenda and Joyce Mvula – all shooters – who were left behind in Lilongwe to sort visa issues. Coach Mary Waya’s squad, which includes stars Laurene Ngwira, Joana Kachilika, Takondwa Lwaziand Jessca Mazengera Sanudi are in UK, for three international test series against England. […]
Malawi Queens head coach Mary Waya has named her final squad which is expected to play international testing series match against the 2017 World Fast5 Netball Series champions England later this month. A total of 18 players were called into training camp which started on Sunday this week but only 12 have made it in Waya’s final squad. […]
Malawi national netball team interim Coach, Mary Waya, insists Australia-based Malawian shooter, Mwawi Kumwenda, remains a “key player” for Malawi Queens, despite that she was expelled from the Queens squad for reporting late at training camp ahead of the Fast5 World Netball. Kumwenda has been recalled to national team squad as the Queens launch preparations for a […]
Australia-based Malawian netball super star Mwawi Kumwenda is returning to national team squad as the Queens launch preparations for a three-match international series against England later this month. Kumwenda’s manager Hlupikire Chalamba has confirmed the star would join camp following Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) assuarance of to resolve the impasse . The lanky goal […]
Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has refused to comment on Australia-based goal-shooter Mwawi Kumwenda’s stand made by her manager Hlupi Chalamba that the conditions for the player’s return to the Queens, who are in camp to start preparations for test matches against England this month, is that there should be a meeting to thrash out their […]
Malawi’s sole netball export Mwawi Kumwenda’s will not join the Queens for training camp ahead of England international series this month unless the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) creates “a conducive environment” for her effective participation, she is not ready to return for national duty. Mwawi’s cousin Hlupikire Chalamba, who acts as her manager and […]
For the good of the glamour that the Malawi national Netball team exudes on the international stage, it’s good news to hear that the Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) has acted professionally by recalling Mwawi Kumwenda to the squad after she was dropped from the team that travelled to Australia for the 2017 Fast5 tournament. […]
Australia-based netball icon Mwawi Kumwenda says she welcomed the decision by Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) to recall her to Malawi Queens fold a three-match international series against England later this month. The lanky goal shooter (GS) was recently expelled from the Queens squad for reporting late at training camp ahead of the Fast5 World […]
National Association of Malawi (NAM) has called 18 players into camping training and has included Australia based netball star, Mwai Kumwenda who was recently expelled from the Malawi Queens for reporting late at training camp. According to NAM General Secretary, Carol Bapu the camping training will start on Sunday November 12, 2017 at Blantyre Youth […]
The glamour that surrounds the Malawi national netball team was built over many years and it was former players like Mary Waya, Peace Chawinga, Connis Mhone and others that developed a team which created storm at tournaments they participated in. The Queens became such a famous team even though they were not able to beat […]
It’s fair to say the standard of play by Malawi Queens at the World Fast5 series in Australia was exactly in rude health but coach Mary Waya has downplayed the absence of star shooter Mwai Kumwenda as reason for the poor performance. Waya told reporters soon after landing at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) from Australia […]
Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) Khungekire Matiya refused to bow to growing pressure of her executive committee to resign following poor results at the Fast5 tournament where the team lost all its games. Matiya told reporters soon after landing at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) from Australia that NAM did everything possible to help Malawi Queens prepare […]